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18 September 1963 (USA)
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You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror more
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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)
(From FirstShowing.net. 30 October 2009, 5:51 PM, PDT)
The Enigma of Horror Vérité
(From Fangoria. 24 October 2009, 10:06 PM, PDT)
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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)
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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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Claire Bloom was intrigued to the play the role of a woman who was attracted to another woman. She said she got along with everyone on the set, except for Julie Harris, who tried everything to avoid her and not talk to her. At the end of the shoot, Harris went over to Bloom's house with a present and explained that the reason she had kept to herself was to stay in character, because Harris' role in the film was that of an outsider that none of the others understand or will listen to. Bloom was happy to hear the real reason behind Harris' behavior, since Bloom stated that she really liked Harris and could not understand what she herself had done wrong to be treated like that by her co-star.
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Errors in geography: Because the story was filmed in England, but set in the United States, Eleanor passes a house with a sign reading "To Let" instead of "For Rent".
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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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After finding this gem at the public library's VHS section, I finally received the chance to watch the 'better' version of The Haunting. With what I could recall from reading the original novel (after seeing the modern version), I found this cinematic version infinately better and denser in character exposition than the 1999 version. In this 1963 version, the ending stayed closer to what happened in the novel and that was the definitive moment of The Haunting. I can't say much for the modern version, other than it was an effects film.
What I found original in this 1963 version is that there were some clever uses of lensing effects to heighten the strangeness of Hill House. By adjusting the props in the sets so that they are off by a few degrees, it helps to unsettle the viewer.
I'm hoping for a dvd release so that I can own both versions of the film. In the meantime, read the novel. There were a few details left out.