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Also known as Haunting

1963 film by Robert Wise

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Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…

Released: 1963-03-28112 minDir: Robert WiseHorrorBudget: $1.1MBox office: $1.0M

Cast

  • Julie Harris as Eleanor Lance
  • Claire Bloom as Theodora
  • Richard Johnson as Dr. John Markway
  • Russ Tamblyn as Luke Sanderson
  • Fay Compton as Mrs. Sanderson
  • Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Dudley

Themes

  • suicide
  • experiment
  • based on novel or book
  • alcohol
  • insanity
  • haunted house
  • disappearance
  • black and white
  • orphan
  • nervous breakdown

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Ratings

IMDb

7.4/10

44,649 votes

Year
1963
Runtime
112 min
Genres
Horror

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Main subject
supernatural
Director
Robert Wise
Screenwriter
Nelson Gidding
Cast member
Valentine Dyall
Producer
Robert Wise
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Narrative location
Massachusetts
Duration
107
FilmAffinity ID
467914
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1963-01-01
title
The Haunting
costume designer
Mary Quant
distributed by
Netflix
after a work by
Shirley Jackson
assessment
Bechdel test
review score
7.9/10
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