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Deafula is a 1975 American horror film utilizing American Sign Language. A voice over was provided for those who do not understand sign language. The film starred Peter Wechsberg, who also serves as director and writer, under the pseudonym Peter Wolf. It was the first American Sign Language feature film ever made.

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4.5

A theology student finds himself turning into a vampire and hunting other students for their blood.

Released: 1975-03-0195 minDir: Peter WolfHorror

Cast

  • Peter Wolf as Deafula / Steve Adams
  • James Randall as Rev. Adams (Deafula's father)
  • Lee Darel as Detective
  • Dudley Hemstreet as Assistant detective Butterfield
  • Katherine Wilson as Mother of Deafula

Themes

  • vampire
  • sign languages

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Ratings

IMDb

4.8/10

140 votes

Year
1975
Runtime
95 min
Genres
Horror

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Premise
  • Plot
  • Cast
  • Background and production
  • Release
  • Reception
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Citations
  • General sources
  • External links

Deafula is a 1975 American horror film utilizing American Sign Language. A voice over was provided for those who do not understand sign language. The film starred Peter Wechsberg, who also serves as director and writer, under the pseudonym Peter Wolf. It was the first American Sign Language feature film ever made.

==Premise== The film tells the story of a young man who cannot control his urge to kill people for their blood, and the police investigation searching for the murderer.

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