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Overview

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Director:
John Hough
Writers:
Richard Matheson (novel)
Richard Matheson (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
15 June 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery more
Tagline:
For the sake of your sanity, pray it isn't true!
Plot:
A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the previous... more | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Ghost Stories!
 (From Dread Central. 26 October 2009, 4:47 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Hoorah for stuffed cats! more (109 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Pamela Franklin ... Florence Tanner

Roddy McDowall ... Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Clive Revill ... Mr. (Lionel) Barrett
Gayle Hunnicutt ... Ann Barrett
Roland Culver ... Mr. (Rudolph) Deutsch
Peter Bowles ... Hanley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Gough ... Emeric Belasco (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Hough 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Richard Matheson  novel "Hell House"
Richard Matheson  screenplay

Produced by
Albert Fennell .... producer
Norman T. Herman .... producer
James H. Nicholson .... executive producer
Susan Hart .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Delia Derbyshire  (as Delia Derbyshire of Electrophon Ltd.)
Brian Hodgson  (as Brian Hodgson of Electrophon Ltd.)
 
Cinematography by
Alan Hume 
 
Film Editing by
Geoffrey Foot 
 
Casting by
Sally Nicholl 
 
Art Direction by
Robert Jones 
 
Makeup Department
Linda DeVetta .... makeup artist
Patricia McDermott .... hair stylist (as Pat McDermott)
 
Production Management
Ron Fry .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bert Batt .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Kenneth McCallum Tait .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Delia Derbyshire .... sound effects
Leslie Hammond .... sound recordist (as Les Hammond)
Brian Hodgson .... sound effects
Peter Lennard .... dubbing editor
Bill Rowe .... sound recordist
John Potter .... boom operator (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Roy Whybrow .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Tom Howard .... photographic effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tony White .... camera operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eileen Sullivan .... wardrobe mistress
 
Other crew
Tom Corbett .... technical advisor
Gladys Goldsmith .... continuity
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | UK:15 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:PG | West Germany:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film was in development at American International Pictures. It was given to James H. Nicholson when he left AIP to become an independent producer. It turned out to be his only post-AIP production, as he was stricken by a brain tumor, and died shortly thereafter. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Pull wire is visible when Fischer is thrown back during the exorcism scene toward the end of the film. more
Quotes:
Benjamin Franklin Fischer: What's to tell? The house tried to kill me. It almost succeeded. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Ghost Whisperer: Delia's First Ghost (#2.19)" (2007) more

FAQ

Is "The Legend of Hell House" based on a book?
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24 out of 35 people found the following comment useful.
Hoorah for stuffed cats!, 3 September 2002
9/10
Author: (john_colman@hotmail.com) from London, England

What a pity that today's films rely so heavily on special effects.

Here is a perfect example of how what you don't see is much more unnerving than what you do. Do not watch this film alone at night unless you are already in bed and have the remote control to hand.

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