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UNITED STATES · 1994

The Shadow

Russell Mulcahy
vigilante justice mind control powers nuclear weapons threat arch-nemesis showdown 1930s pulp hero
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Based on the 1930s comic strip, The Shadow is put up against his archenemy Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "the power to cloud men's minds", The Shadow comes blazing to the rescue with explosive results.

Year1994
CountryUnited States
DirectorRussell Mulcahy
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we saw the full impact of Batman as we got two more dark stylized action movies about crime Fighters The Shadow
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