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House of Dark Shadows
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Director:
Writers:
Sam Hall (screenplay) and
Gordon Russell (screenplay)
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Release Date:
6 March 1971 (Japan) See more »
Genre:
Tagline:
Barnabas Collins, vampire, takes a bride in a bizarre act of ultimate lust. See more »
Plot:
Vampire Barnabas Collins is released from his prison and searches for a cure to his affliction, so he can marry the incarnation of his lost love. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
1 nomination See more »
User Reviews:
This feature film adaptation of the popular Gothic soap opera recounts the resurrection of vampire Barnabas Collins(convincingly played by Jonathan Frid) who passes himself as a visiting cousin from England See more (42 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Jonathan Frid ... Barnabas Collins

Grayson Hall ... Dr. Julia Hoffman

Kathryn Leigh Scott ... Maggie Evans

Roger Davis ... Jeff Clark

Nancy Barrett ... Carolyn Stoddard

John Karlen ... Willie Loomis

Thayer David ... Professor T. Eliot Stokes

Louis Edmonds ... Roger Collins
Don Briscoe ... Todd Blake (as Donald Briscoe)

David Henesy ... David Collins

Dennis Patrick ... Sheriff George Patterson
Lisa Blake Richards ... Daphne Budd (as Lisa Richards)

Jerry Lacy ... Minister
Barbara Cason ... Mrs. Johnson
Paul Michael ... Old Man
Humbert Allen Astredo ... Dr. Forbes (as Humbert Astredo)
Terrayne Crawford ... Todd's Nurse (as Terry Crawford)
Michael Stroka ... Pallbearer

Joan Bennett ... Elizabeth Collins Stoddard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Camila Ashland ... Collinwood Party Guest (uncredited)

Chip Coffey ... Collinwood Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert Costello ... Collinwood Party Guest (uncredited)

George DiCenzo ... Deputy (uncredited)
Philip Larson ... Deputy (uncredited)
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Directed by
Dan Curtis 
 
Writing credits
Sam Hall (screenplay) and
Gordon Russell (screenplay)

Produced by
Dan Curtis .... producer
Trevor Williams .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Bob Cobert  (as Robert Cobert)
 
Cinematography by
Arthur J. Ornitz  (as Arthur Ornitz)
 
Film Editing by
Arline Garson 
 
Casting by
Linda Otto 
 
Production Design by
Trevor Williams 
 
Set Decoration by
Kenneth Fitzpatrick  (as Ken Fitzpatrick)
 
Costume Design by
Ramsey Mostoller  (as Ramsee Mostoller)
 
Makeup Department
Verne Caruso .... hair stylist
Robert Layden .... makeup artist
Dick Smith .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Hal Schaffel .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William C. Gerrity .... assistant director (as William Gerrity Jr.)
Dwight Williams .... dga trainee (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Bob Fine .... sound mixer
Jack C. Jacobsen .... sound
Christopher Newman .... sound (as Chris Newman)
 
Stunts
Alex Stevens .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Dick Mingalone .... camera operator
 
Music Department
Bob Cobert .... conductor
 
Other crew
George DiCenzo .... assistant to producer
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Runtime:
97 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
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Certification:
Finland:(Banned) (1971) | Norway:16 (1971) | UK:18 | USA:GP (original rating) | USA:PG | Australia:PG | Germany:16

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Trivia:
This film was shot concurrently with the original "Dark Shadows" (1966) series. During the time of filming, the television program was in the middle of its 1970 parallel time story-arc. Major characters appearing in the film were written out of the TV series so that they would be available to shoot the movie.See more »
Quotes:
Carolyn Stoddard:I'm beginning to wonder, cousin Barnabas, if I shall ever know you at all. There's so much about you... that I'm dying to know.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)See more »

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8 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
This feature film adaptation of the popular Gothic soap opera recounts the resurrection of vampire Barnabas Collins(convincingly played by Jonathan Frid) who passes himself as a visiting cousin from England, 15 September 2000
Author: verna55 from cincinnati, ohio

The film features a number of the series regulars repeating their original TV roles, and there are several recycled plot elements from the show that come in handy for the movie. But producer/director Dan Curtis(the creator of the original series), knows the drastic difference between a daytime TV soap opera and a feature film, and uses this knowledge to create a striking, entertaining picture. Unlike an episodic TV series, the film doesn't allow the suspense to lag at a snail's pace, but actually builds suspense from the opening scene and never lets up! The performances by the multi-talented cast are truly wonderful, though star Joan Bennett(one of my most favorite characters on the show), doesn't get as much screen time as I would have liked. This is probably due to the fact that the film was cut by some twenty minutes before being released. But even in its truncated form, HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS remains one of the greatest vampire/horror flicks of its time.

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