---
title: 'Venom (1981)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tobe Hooper'
released: '1981-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 93
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/venom-1981'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084854/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Venom (1981)

1981 · R · 93 min · Thriller, Horror · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Venom is a 1981 British natural horror-thriller film directed by Piers Haggard and written by Robert Carrington. It stars Sterling Hayden, Klaus Kinski, Sarah Miles, Nicol Williamson, Cornelia Sharpe, Susan George, Lance Holcomb, and Oliver Reed. The film is based on Alan Scholefield's novel of the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tobe Hooper](https://cinepixo.com/people/tobe-hooper), [Piers Haggard](https://cinepixo.com/people/piers-haggard)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Carrington](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-carrington)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Kamen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kamen)
- **Producer:** [Martin Bregman](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-bregman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gilbert Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/gilbert-taylor)

## Cast

- [Klaus Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-kinski)
- [Pat Gorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-gorman)
- [Michael Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gough)
- [Oliver Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-reed)
- [Edward Hardwicke](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-hardwicke)
- [Susan George](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-george)
- [Alan Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-ford)
- [Nicol Williamson](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicol-williamson)
- [Sarah Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-miles)
- [Sterling Hayden](https://cinepixo.com/people/sterling-hayden)
- [Anthony Meyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-meyer)
- [Cornelia Sharpe](https://cinepixo.com/people/cornelia-sharpe)
- [John Forbes-Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-forbes-robertson)

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