The House of the devil

the House of the devil ( The Haunting ) is an American film carried out by Robert Wise, left in 1963.

Synopsis

To continue his experiments of Parapsychology, professor Markway gathers a group of people in an old haunted famous manor. As of the first night, the hosts of the professor are terrorized by strange noises. Eleanor is at the edge of the depression and the professor advises to him to leave. She refuses, applicant who the house is diabolic and whom she retains it.

Data sheet

  • Title: the House of the devil
  • original Title: The Haunting
  • Realization: Robert Wise
  • Scenario: Nelson Gidding, according to the novel The Haunting off Hill House , of Shirley Jackson
  • Production: Denis Johnson and Robert Wise
  • Production company: Subway-Goldwyn-Mayer
  • Budget: 1,4 million dollars (1,02 million euros)
  • Music: Humphrey Searle
  • Photography: Davis Boulton
  • Assembly: Ernest Walter
  • Decorations: Elliot Scott
  • Costumes: Mary As
  • Country of origin: the United States
  • Format: Black and white - 2,35:1 - Mono - 35 mm
  • Kind: Horror, thriller
  • Lasted: 112 minutes
  • Comings out date: March 1963 (the United Kingdom), September 18th 1963 (the United States)

Distribution

  • Julie Harris: Eleanor “Nell” Launches
  • Claire Bloom: Theodora “Theo”
  • Richard Johnson: professor John Markway
  • Russ Tamblyn: Luke Sanderson
  • Fay Compton: Mrs. Sanderson
  • Valentine Dyall: Mr. Dudley
  • Rosalie Crutchley: Mrs. Dudley
  • Laws Maxwell: Grace Markway
  • Diane Clare: Carrie Fredericks
  • Ronald Adam: Eldridge To grip

Around film

Distinctions

  • Nomination with the Golden Globe of the best realizer in 1964.

External bonds

  • the House of the devil on Internet Movie Database
  • Critical DevilDead

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