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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
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(166 articles)
Roman Polanski Asks His Sentencing Held Without His Presence
 (From Aceshowbiz. 7 January 2010, 1:40 AM, PST)
Polanski Requests To Be Sentenced Outside The U.S.
 (From WENN. 7 January 2010, 12:06 AM, PST)
User Reviews:
Truly Creepy and Demonic more (294 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:
Roman Polanski was so faithful to the novel that he asked Ira Levin the date of the issue of the New Yorker in which Guy Woodhouse sees a shirt he wants. Levin confessed that he had made up the detail. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Obvious wig on Rosemary during the rape. 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 Duel (1971) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Lullaby more

FAQ

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Do we get to see the baby?
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User Reviews

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55 out of 76 people found the following review useful.
Truly Creepy and Demonic, 11 June 2000
Author: Macabro from Under the Spell of Rita Guerrero

This is definitely one of the best horror films ever made. The conspiracy that Rosemary goes throughout the film is truly creepy. What makes it so scary is that she goes trusting her husband and 'friends' without any idea of what really is happening to her. The rape scene is horrifying, very intense and at its best for the horror genre. "Rosemary's Baby" is a great horror film, there are no posessions, no gore, but the film is intense in content. It has power to make the audience nervous, tense and very scared. -********** A perfect 10.

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