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Rosemary's Baby (1968) -- A young couple move into a new apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life.
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Director:
Roman Polanski
Writers:
Ira Levin (novel)
Roman Polanski (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 June 1968 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
Pray for Rosemary's Baby
Plot:
A young couple move into a new apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 9 nominations more
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User Comments:
the best supernatural movie ever made? more (290 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Mia Farrow ... Rosemary Woodhouse
John Cassavetes ... Guy Woodhouse

Ruth Gordon ... Minnie Castevet
Sidney Blackmer ... Roman Castevet
Maurice Evans ... Edward 'Hutch' Hutchins
Ralph Bellamy ... Dr. Abraham Sapirstein
Victoria Vetri ... Terry Gionoffrio (as Angela Dorian)
Patsy Kelly ... Laura-Louise McBirney
Elisha Cook Jr. ... Mr. Nicklas (as Elisha Cook)
Emmaline Henry ... Elise Dunstan
Charles Grodin ... Dr. C.C. Hill
Hanna Landy ... Grace Cardiff
Phil Leeds ... Dr. Shand (as Philip Leeds)
D'Urville Martin ... Diego
Hope Summers ... Mrs. Gilmore
Marianne Gordon ... Joan Jellico, Rosemary's girlfriend
Wende Wagner ... Tiger, Rosemary's girlfriend (as Wendy Wagner)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Baldwin ... Salesman (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin ... Mr. Wees (uncredited)
Roy Barcroft ... Sun-browned man (uncredited)
Charlotte Boerner ... Mrs. Fountain (uncredited)
Gail Bonney ... Babysitter (voice) (uncredited)
Carol Brewster ... Claudia Comfort (uncredited)
Lynn Brinker ... Sister Veronica (uncredited)
Sebastian Brook ... Argyron Stavropoulos (uncredited)
William Castle ... Man by pay phone (uncredited)
Gordon Connell ... Allen Stone (Guy's agent) (uncredited)
Patricia Ann Conway ... Mrs. John F. Kennedy (uncredited)

Tony Curtis ... Donald Baumgart (voice) (uncredited)
Joyce Davis ... Dee Bertillon (uncredited)
Paul Denton ... Skipper (uncredited)
Duke Fishman ... Man (uncredited)
Janet Garland ... Nurse (uncredited)
Michel Gomez ... Pedro (uncredited)
John Halloran ... Mechanic (uncredited)
Ernest Harada ... Young Japanese man (uncredited)
Marilyn Harvey ... Dr. Sapirstein's receptionist (uncredited)
Jean Inness ... Sister Agnes (uncredited)
Mona Knox ... Mrs. Byron (uncredited)
Mary Louise Lawson ... Portia Haynes (uncredited)
Natalie Masters ... Young woman (uncredited)
Elmer Modling ... Young man (uncredited)
Floyd Mutrux ... Man at party (uncredited)
Patricia O'Neal ... Mrs. Wees (uncredited)
Robert Osterloh ... Mr. Fountain (uncredited)
Josh Peine ... Man at party (uncredited)
Gale Peters ... Rain Morgan (uncredited)
Jack Ramage ... Patron (uncredited)
Joan T. Reilly ... Pregnant woman (uncredited)
George R. Robertson ... Lou Comfort (uncredited)
George Savalas ... Workman (uncredited)
Almira Sessions ... Mrs. Sabatini (uncredited)
Michael Shillo ... Pope (uncredited)
Bruno Sidar ... Mr. Gilmore (uncredited)
Tom Signorelli ... Man at the party (uncredited)
Al Szathmary ... Taxi driver (uncredited)
Clay Tanner ... Devil (uncredited)
Viki Vigen ... Lisa (uncredited)
Frank White ... Hugh Dunstan (uncredited)
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Directed by
Roman Polanski 
 
Writing credits
Ira Levin (novel)

Roman Polanski (screenplay)

Produced by
William Castle .... producer
Dona Holloway .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Krzysztof Komeda  (as Christopher Komeda)
 
Cinematography by
William A. Fraker (director of photography) (as William Fraker)
 
Film Editing by
Sam O'Steen 
Bob Wyman 
 
Production Design by
Richard Sylbert 
 
Art Direction by
Joel Schiller 
 
Set Decoration by
Robert Nelson 
 
Costume Design by
Anthea Sylbert 
 
Makeup Department
Sydney Guilaroff .... hair stylist: Miss Farrow
Vidal Sassoon .... hair stylist: Miss Farrow
Allan Snyder .... makeup artist
Sherry Wilson .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
William Davidson .... unit production manager (as William C. Davidson)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniel McCauley .... assistant director (as Daniel J. McCauley)
Gene Marum .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Harold Lewis .... sound recordist
 
Visual Effects by
Farciot Edouart .... process photography
 
Stunts
Roger Creed .... stunts (uncredited)
Frank Orsatti .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Birtles .... lighting technician (uncredited)
Robert Willoughby .... special still photographer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Bob Bain .... musician: guitar (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Stephen Frankfurt .... title designer
Hawk Koch .... dialogue coach (as Howard W. Koch Jr.)
Luanna S. Poole .... continuity
Robert Evans .... developer (uncredited)
Wayne Fitzgerald .... title designer (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
136 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Spain:18 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | South Korea:18 | Brazil:14 | India:A | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:Approved | USA:R (re-rating) | West Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Dakota Hotel - 1 West 72nd St. at Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
William Castle Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Lennon was shot at the entrance to the Dakota, on the same spot at which Rosemary and Guy are first seen at the opening of the movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Rosemary looks at Minnie through spy hole in door, Minnie has a huge hair curler in front of scarf covering head. When she enters apartment, the curlers are entirely covered by scarf. more
Quotes:
[First lines]
Mr. Nicklas: Are you a doctor?
Rosemary Woodhouse: He is an actor.
Mr. Nicklas: Oh! An actor! We're very popular with actors! Have I seen you in anything?
Guy Woodhouse: Well, I did "Hamlet" a while back, didn't I, Liz? Then we did "The Sandpiper"...
Rosemary Woodhouse: He's joking. He was in "Luther" and "Nobody Loves an Albatross" and a lot of TV plays and commercials.
Mr. Nicklas: That's where the money is, right? The commercials.
Guy Woodhouse: And the artistic thrill too!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "ER: Lost in America (#12.17)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Lullaby more

FAQ

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Did the Church of Satan leader Anton LeVay play the devil?
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64 out of 82 people found the following comment useful.
the best supernatural movie ever made?, 29 April 2004
10/10
Author: triple8 from Conn

I'm not sure about that but Rosemary's baby has got to be one of the best, if not the best, psychological supernatural thrillers ever made. The real test of a good movie(or one of them) is can it hold up to multiple viewings? In this case-oh yes.

I cannot even count how many times I have seen this. A good-really good-"scary movie" must have more then the ability to merely scare, it must have the ability to haunt. Rosemary's baby is a movie where certain scenes become etched in memory. Movie as good as book which is almost a non existent thing.

This is not a slow moving picture at all or at least I don't see it as one. What this movie does, as does another Levin creation, Stepford wives, is lure you in. There maybe moments that are not scary but as it goes on and you keep watching you start to get more and more creeped out-the atmosphere is what does it-even if someone were tuning in and didn't know this story already-the creepy feeling that something's very wrong is still there strongly from the beginning, strengthening in tone as you get deeper into the picture until by the end and the final few scenes your blown away.This is definitely more subtley and atmospherically creepy then a "boo" in your face scare fest like "scream". It is the type of movie you very rarely see anymore.

If anyone, by chance has NOT seen it they are missing someone-I don't recall seeing this in the IMDb top 250-while I'm not sure I'd put it in my top 10, I still think this maybe should be there, in IMDb'S top 250, it's been an influence on so many other movies and so few movies have been able to follow the movie's lead in the same well done way.

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