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Overview

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7.4/10   6,900 votes
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Director:
Peter Medak
Writers:
Russell Hunter (story)
William Gray (writer) ...
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Release Date:
28 March 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
...an experience beyond total fear. more
Plot:
A man staying at a secluded historical mansion, finds his life being haunted by the presence of a spectre. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
10 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Very scary and atmospheric horror film more (233 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

George C. Scott ... John Russell
Trish Van Devere ... Claire Norman

Melvyn Douglas ... Sen. Joseph Carmichael

Jean Marsh ... Joanna Russell
John Colicos ... De Witt
Barry Morse ... Doctor Pemberton
Madeleine Sherwood ... Mrs. Norman (as Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood)
Helen Burns ... Leah Harmon
Frances Hyland ... Elizabeth Grey
Ruth Springford ... Minnie Huxley
Eric Christmas ... Albert Harmon
Roberta Maxwell ... Eva Lingstrom
Bernard Behrens ... Prof. Robert Lingstrom
James B. Douglas ... Eugene Carmichael

J. Kenneth Campbell ... Security guard
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'enfant du diable (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby

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Trivia:
Was the first film to win Best Picture in the Canadian Film Awards after its name was changed to "Genie" Awards. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: After John Russell discovers the secret stairs he gets to a room with an open door. When he looks into the room, the camera moves back and reveals a shadow of a human head disappearing on the left side of the screen. Either this is fully intentional by the filmmaker or it's a shadow of a crew member. This occurs approximately 34:32 (min.) into the film. more
Quotes:
John Russell: It's my understanding... that there are, uh... twenty-three students registered... for this series of lectures on advanced musical form. Now, we all know it's not raining outside, and unless there's a fire in some other part of the building that we don't know about, there's an awful lot of people here with nothing better to do. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in 100 Girls (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Symphony #1 in C minor, Opus 68 more

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39 out of 44 people found the following comment useful.
Very scary and atmospheric horror film, 13 March 2005
8/10
Author: Idocamstuf from Greenville, NY

In this sadly forgotten horror film, George C. Scott plays a music composer who has just moved to Oregon to escape the painful memories of his wife and daughter who were killed in a car crash. He rents an old and secluded mansion from the historical society as a place to live. Soon after he moves into the house, strange occurrences begin.

This is one of those horror movies that can be scary without being bloody and gory. It simply relies on atmosphere and frightening, but subtle images to deliver its chills, and it works. I will never be able to understand that "R" rating mainly because there is only very mild profanity and there is no blood or gore. Anyway, I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a good scary ghost story. 8/10.

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