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The Detour

197934mMovieHorror

During a school outing, Dominic’s [John Galdes] pet dog Rameses – which a sculptor [Adrian Rendle] has sketched for a work depicting the Egyptian dog-headed god Anubis – runs away. While looking for the animal, Dominic visits the…

DirectorRodney Holland

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Cast · Directed by Rodney Holland

PCPeter Cushing
Peter Cushing
Narrator
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John Galdes
Dominic
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Adrian Rendle
The Sculptor

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The Detour hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 19, 1979. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.