# Retro Puppet Master (1999)

> A young Parisian puppeteer is drawn into an ancient Egyptian sorcerer’s deadly struggle over the secret of giving souls to puppets.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16162

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: David DeCoteau
- Cast: Greg Sestero, Brigitta Dau, Stephen Blackehart, Jack Donner, Guy Rolfe, Robert Radoveanu, Vitalie Bantas, Sando Teodor
- TMDB rating: 4.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189047/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: campy, macabre, stylized, cult movie night, halloween viewing

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- [Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/4203)
- [Puppet Master 4 (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/16159)
- [Charles Band's Puppet Master: Axis of Evil (2010)](https://ember.film/movie/16712)
- [Curse of Chucky (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/101024)
- [Child's Play (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/5656)
- [Cult of Chucky (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/260790)
- [Child's Play 2 (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/6203)
- [Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/88402)
- [Puppetmaster (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/16155)
- [Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)](https://ember.film/movie/16161)

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