---
title: 'Necromancy (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Bert Ira Gordon'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 83
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/necromancy-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068994/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Necromancy (1972)

1972 · 83 min · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

Necromancy is a 1972 American supernatural horror film directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Orson Welles, Pamela Franklin, Michael Ontkean, and Lee Purcell. The plot follows Cato, an enigmatic cult leader in a small California town who attempts to harness the powers of a local woman to resurrect his dead son. The film was re-released in 1983 under the title The Witching in an alternate cut.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Bert Ira Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-ira-gordon)
- **Screenplay:** [Bert Ira Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-ira-gordon)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fred Karger](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-karger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Winton Hoch](https://cinepixo.com/people/winton-hoch)

## Cast

- [Michael Ontkean](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ontkean)
- [Brinke Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/brinke-stevens)
- [Pamela Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-franklin)
- [Orson Welles](https://cinepixo.com/people/orson-welles)
- [Lee Purcell](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-purcell)

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