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Overview

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Director:
John Hough
Writers:
Richard Matheson (novel)
Richard Matheson (screenplay)
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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
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Fantastically Scary Haunted House Chiller more

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

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Trivia:
The original novel was set in New England, with an American team of psychic investigators. The storyline was changed, to fit the movie's production in England, with British actors playing the investigators. 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:
Voice on gramophone: Welcome to my house. I'm delighted you could come. I'm certain you will find your stay here most illuminating. Think of me as your unseen servant, and believe that during your stay here I shall be with you in spirit. May you find the answer that you seek. It is here, I promise you. And now, auf Wiedersehen. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Ride the Wild Side (2005) (V) more

FAQ

Is "The Legend of Hell House" based on a book?
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32 out of 38 people found the following comment useful:-
Fantastically Scary Haunted House Chiller, 1 November 2004
10/10
Author: Hal-900 from WA, USA

A group of experts on paranormal activity are paid to prove that evil spirits haunt the Belasco mansion (affectionately known as "Hell House"). At one point, a character says that 'Hell House' is the Mount Everest of haunted houses, and I think this film is the Mount Everest of haunted house movies. In terms of suspense and hair-raising horrors, the film kicks the ghostly butts of films like "The Haunting" and "The Others." It's probably the scariest movie that I've seen where the chills are achieved without showing much. There is hardly any blood, violence, or gore, and the horrors are mostly implied, but just try to get this movie out of your head. You just can't! It is funny how this film uses every haunted house cliché and still comes across as one of the best films of the genre. Richard Matheson's screenplay is so tight that if you sneeze, you will miss something really important. His script is a model of economy, wasting absolutely no time, and grabbing the viewer by the throat. I would have liked to see a bit more character development, but the actors are great in suggesting things that the script does not have time to explore. Roddy McDowal's reluctant medium is the highlight of the film, but Pamela Franklin is also superb as a young psychic. The setting is claustrophobic (just a few rooms), but the excellent ensemble cast does wonders with the limitations imposed by the sets. Director Hough creates an almost unbearable tense atmosphere, and he makes the house a very important character. The ending is a beauty and a real surprise.

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