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The Haunting is a 1963 horror film directed by Robert Wise, who also served as producer. The screenplay was written by Nelson Gidding, based on the novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. The cast includes Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, and Russ Tamblyn. Humphrey Searle composed the music, while Mary Quant designed the costumes. The production was handled by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and its British studio, along with Argyle Enterprises.
The film is presented in black-and-white and runs for 112 minutes. It was released in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The narrative is set in Massachusetts and deals with supernatural themes. Keywords associated with the plot include suicide, experiment, alcohol, and insanity. The movie was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix, available via video on demand. Its tagline states, "You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror."
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7.1Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…
Cast
- Julie Harris as Eleanor Lance
- Claire Bloom as Theodora
- Richard Johnson as Dr. John Markway
- Russ Tamblyn as Luke Sanderson
- Fay Compton as Mrs. Sanderson
- Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Dudley
Themes
- suicide
- experiment
- based on novel or book
- alcohol
- insanity
- haunted house
- disappearance
- black and white
- orphan
- nervous breakdown
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Haunting of Hill House
- Main subject
- supernatural
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Screenwriter
- Nelson Gidding
- Cast member
- Valentine Dyall
- Composer
- Humphrey Searle
- Producer
- Robert Wise
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Narrative location
- Massachusetts
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 467914
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1963-01-01
- title
- The Haunting
- costume designer
- Mary Quant
- distributed by
- Netflix
- after a work by
- Shirley Jackson
- color
- black-and-white
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.9/10
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