A Nightmare On Elm Street
- Release Date
- November 16, 1984
- Director
- Wes Craven
- Cast
- Heather Langenkamp , Johnny Depp , Robert Englund , John Saxon
- Runtime
- 91 minutes
- Main Genre
- Horror
- Writers
- Wes Craven
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
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