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18 September 1963 (USA)
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Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie...
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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Martin Scorsese Picks 11 Scariest Horror Movies of All Time!
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The Enigma of Horror Vérité
(From Fangoria. 24 October 2009, 10:06 PM, PDT)
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The Enigma of Horror Vérité
(From Fangoria. 24 October 2009, 10:06 PM, PDT)
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one of the best haunted house movies if not the best
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Julie Harris | ... | Eleanor 'Nell' Lance | |
| Claire Bloom | ... | Theodora 'Theo' | |
| Richard Johnson | ... | Dr. John Markway | |
| Russ Tamblyn | ... | Luke Sanderson | |
| Fay Compton | ... | Mrs. Sanderson | |
| Rosalie Crutchley | ... | Mrs. Dudley | |
| Lois Maxwell | ... | Grace Markway | |
| Valentine Dyall | ... | Mr. Dudley | |
| Diane Clare | ... | Carrie Fredericks | |
| Ronald Adam | ... | Eldridge Harper |
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112 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Australia:G (alternate rating) |
Australia:M |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Finland:K-16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 (re-rating) |
UK:X |
USA:Approved |
USA:G (1972 re-release) |
UK:X (original rating)
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Director Robert Wise read a review of Shirley Jackson's novel "The Haunting of Hill House" in Time Magazine and decided to get the rights to the novel. He later met the writer herself to talk about ideas for the film. He asked her if she had thought of other titles for the novel, because the title would not work for the film. She told him that the only other title she had considered was simply "The Haunting", so Wise decided to use it for the film.
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Revealing mistakes: In the beginning, when the tale of Hill House is being told, a woman falls down the stairs. As she is falling, safety wires connected to her arm are visible in the initial shot from behind the banister.
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Dr. John Markway: [voice-over] An evil old house, the kind some people call haunted, is like an undiscovered country waiting to be explored. Hill House had stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there... walked alone.
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Dr. John Markway: [voice-over] An evil old house, the kind some people call haunted, is like an undiscovered country waiting to be explored. Hill House had stood for 90 years and might stand for 90 more. Silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there... walked alone.
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Referenced in Honogurai mizu no soko kara (2002)
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Who was haunting Hill House?Any recommendations for other movies where the evil is in the house itself?
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This is one of the best haunted house movies where you actually don't see the ghosts, you just hear them, and you wonder whether they're really there or just the people's imigination. The movie is about four people who go to spend a weekend at a well known haunted house and experience some real bumps in the night! Excellent acting and direction not to mention the creepy music. Highly recommended. they should make more movies like this! Hopefully the remake will good as well