---
title: 'The Entity (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sidney J. Furie'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 125
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-entity-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082334/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Entity (1981)

1981 · 125 min · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

The Entity is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie, and starring Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver, David Labiosa, Maggie Blye, Jacqueline Brookes, and Alex Rocco. The film follows a single mother in Los Angeles who is raped and tormented by an invisible poltergeist-like entity in her home. It was adapted for the screen by Frank De Felitta from his 1978 novel of the same name, which was based on the 1974 case of Doris Bither, a woman who claimed to have been repeatedly sexually assaulted by an invisible assailant. Bither's case was documented by doctoral students in the now-defunct parapsychology department at the University of California, Los Angeles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sidney J. Furie](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-j-furie)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank De Felitta](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-de-felitta)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Charles Bernstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-bernstein)
- **Producer:** [Harold Schneider](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-schneider)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stephen H. Burum](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-h-burum)
- **Editor:** [Frank J. Urioste](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-j-urioste)

## Cast

- [Michael Alldredge](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-alldredge)
- [Maggie Blye](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-blye)
- [George Coe](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-coe)
- [David Labiosa](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-labiosa)
- [Alex Rocco](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-rocco)
- [Ron Silver](https://cinepixo.com/people/ron-silver)
- [Barbara Hershey](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-hershey)
- [Jacqueline Brookes](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacqueline-brookes)
- [Allan Rich](https://cinepixo.com/people/allan-rich)

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