The Alchemist (1983)

Director
Charles Band

Main cast
Robert Ginty; Lucinda Dooling; John Sanderford; Viola Kates Stimpson; Robert Glaudini

Genres
Thriller, Horror

Description
A man seeks revenge on an evil magician who placed a curse on him.


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