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The Haunting

The Haunting

1963Movie⏱️ 1h 52mGπŸ† #1671 Top Rated
Horror
⭐ 7.4
IMDB Rating
45,386 votes

Hill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.

Director
Robert Wise
Writers
Nelson Gidding, Shirley Jackson
Stars
Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson
Release Date
September 18, 1963
Language
English
Country
United States, United Kingdom
πŸ† 2
Wins
🎯 2
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 509
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 47.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Julie Harris
Julie Harris
as Eleanor Lance
Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom
as Theodora
Richard Johnson
Richard Johnson
as Dr. John Markway
Russ Tamblyn
Russ Tamblyn
as Luke Sannerson
Fay Compton
Fay Compton
as Mrs. Sannerson
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
as Mrs. Dudley
Lois Maxwell
Lois Maxwell
as Grace Markway
Valentine Dyall
Valentine Dyall
as Mr. Dudley
Diane Clare
Diane Clare
as Carrie Fredericks
Ronald Adam
Ronald Adam
as Eldridge Harper

πŸ’° Box Office

$847
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Ettington Park Hotel, Alderminster, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Argyle Enterprises

🏷️ Keywords

haunted housegothic horrorovernight in a haunted house19th centurysupernatural horror

🎯 Categories

Psychological HorrorSupernatural HorrorHorror

⭐ Featured Review

Forty one years after its release, this movie is still frightening.
by jeklv β€’ 2004-04-04
9/10

"ABC broadcast this film as a Sunday Night Movie in, I believe, 1965. I watched it with my best friend at his house, which happened to be next door. After the movie was over I was afraid to walk home. Thirty eight years later, this movie is still the scariest movie I've ever seen. It's hard to put into words why this movie triggers such an emotional response. There is no blood and gore, no creatures or monsters in plain sight. In fact, there is very little physical presence in this movie that should evoke such a fear reaction. True, there are multiple angle exterior shots of the..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

To make Theodora appear more bohemian, beatnik, garments designed by Mary Quant from a recent collection were used to dress Claire Bloom.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Hill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.