

Ghost Riders
1987-09-10 · 85 min · ★ 4.7
An outlaw gang hanged by a posse in the late 1880s comes back from the grave to terrorize the descendants of the posse's leader.
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- Directors
- Alan Stewart
- Production companies
- Prism Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 5,800
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