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Release Date:
2 November 1962 (Finland)
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Tagline:
She Was A Stranger Among The Living.
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No frills classic horror, probably the best ever....
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Runtime:
78 min | 91 min (original version) | USA:84 min (director's cut)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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The Saltair that appears in the film actually burned down in the early '70s. In the early '80s another version of Saltair was rebuilt, although it was a much smaller design. Shortly after it was built, the Great Salt Lake rose and flooded it out. In 1993, the building was remodeled and reopened, now it's mainly used as a small venue for musical acts.
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Revealing mistakes: In the scene where Mary is first in the doctor's office her arm is on the desk, then in the next shot it's on the arm chair.
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This is probably the best ever low budget horror film ever made, back in the dark days of 1962. It has an eerie quality that's hard to explain to anyone that hasn't seen it. A young woman is the sole survivor of a car that went off a bridge into a river, but no one seems to understand how she survived. She goes off to Utah to play the organ at a church (which is just a job to her) and is haunted by a white-faced specter that no one else can see. Some of this is filmed at an old pavilion out by a lake which is creepy in itself. As the movie progresses Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) experiences strange periods where she seems to have trouble interacting with others. Being a person that doesn't care for human company anyway, she is still disturbed by these incidents. An excellent twist ending at the pavilion is probably one of the most surreal & finest pieces of film making I've seen. And now a slight commentary: I bought this on a slim-pack DVD from a big discount chain store for $1.00. A seller of "important films" markets this for about $39. My cheap DVD plays just fine and how much better can this film be? Anyway, off the soapbox, this movie rates 9 out of 10 in my book, if you have't seen it, where have you been?