The Manitou

About The Manitou

A psychic's girlfriend finds out that a lump on her back is a growing reincarnation of a 400 year-old demonic Native American spirit.

The Manitou is a 1978 horror science fiction film directed by William Girdler. Its themes are possession, native american, occult, and demonic possession.

Tony Curtis takes the lead as Harry Erskine, Michael Ansara as John Singing Rock, Susan Strasberg as Karen Tandy, and Stella Stevens as Amelia Crusoe. It runs 104 minutes and was released in April 1978.

The screenplay is by Jon Cedar and Thomas Pope. The story is adapted from a novel.

P, The Revenant, and The Exorcist make useful companions to The Manitou, all filed under evil spirit, revenge, and shaman. TMDB voters put it at 5.4 out of 10 across 71 votes and it carries a PG rating.