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The Shadow

Movie·1994·Fantasy, Action, Crime·1h 48m·6.1 (568)·Directed by Russell Mulcahy

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Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.

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Alec BaldwinAlec BaldwinLamont Cranston / The ShadowJohn LoneJohn LoneShiwan KhanPenelope Ann MillerPenelope Ann MillerMargo LanePeter BoylePeter BoyleMoe ShrevnitzIan McKellenIan McKellenDr. Reinhardt LaneTim CurryTim CurryFarley ClaymoreJonathan WintersJonathan WintersWainwright BarthSab ShimonoSab ShimonoDr. Roy Tam

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