Apprentice to Murder

1988 PG-13 1h 37m

5.0 / 10 37

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Pennsylvania, 1928. Billy Kelly, a sixteen-year old boy, meets a mysterious traveler claiming he's the messenger of God. Falling under under the spell of this "doctor" Reese, he will soon discover Reese has murderous plans for his future. Based on a true story.

Director Ralph L. Thomas

Writers

Wesley Moore Allan Scott

Stars

Donald Sutherland Chad Lowe Mia Sara

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Wuchak 10 Oct 2025

7/10

**_Caught between a charismatic healer and a beautiful girl in late 1920s’ Pennsylvania_** Shot in September-November, 1986, this is a psychological drama and supernatural thriller based on a true story that took place in the Pennsylvania Dutch community southeast of York in late November, 1928. The case involved the practice of Braucherei or powwow, which was their brand of folk medicine. The ...