Teenagers in a small town are dropping like flies, apparently in the grip of mass hysteria causing their suicides. A cop's daughter, Nancy Thompson, traces the cause to child molester Fred Krueger, who was burned alive by angry parents many years before. Krueger has now come back in the dreams of his killers' children, claiming their lives as his revenge. Nancy and her boyfriend, Glen, must devise a plan to lure the monster out of the realm of nightmares and into the real world...

Directed by: Wes Craven
Written by: Wes Craven
Release date: 1984-11-09
Runtime: 91 minutes
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Tagline: If Nancy doesn't wake up screaming she won't wake up at all.
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Cast:
Heather Langenkamp Heather Langenkamp
Nancy Thompson 
Robert Englund Robert Englund
Freddy Krueger 
Johnny Depp Johnny Depp
Glen Lantz 
John Saxon John Saxon
Lieutenant Thompson 
Ronee Blakley Ronee Blakley
Marge Thompson 
Amanda Wyss Amanda Wyss
Tina Gray 
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Also known as:
  • Freddy - Chapitre 1 - Les Griffes de la nuit
  • Freddy 1
  • Nightmare on Elm Street 1 - Mörderische Träume
  • Pesadilla en lo profundo de la noche
  • Koszmar z Ulicy Wiązów
  • Pesadilla en Elm Street
  • Pesadilla en la Calle Elm
  • Εφιάλτης στο δρόμο με τις λεύκες
  • Terror på Elm Street
  • Nightmare - Dal profondo della notte
  • Erumu gai no akumu
  • Painajainen Elm Streetillä
  • A Hora do Pesadelo
  • Morderisk mareridt
  • Rémálom az Elm utcában
  • Noční můra v Elm Street
  • Ác Mộng Phố Elm
  • Košmaras Guobu gatveje
  • Cosmar pe Strada Ulmilor
  • Страва у Улици брестова
  • Mora v ulici brestov