The Spiral Staircase (1975)

Director:

Peter Collinson

Writers:

Ethel Lina White (novel), Chris Bryant,

Stars:

Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Plummer, John Phillip Law

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Helen Mallory
Christopher Plummer	...	Dr. Joe Sherman
John Phillip Law	...	Steven Sherman (as John Philip Law)
Sam Wanamaker	...	Lt. Fields
Mildred Dunnock	...	Mrs. Sherman
Gayle Hunnicutt	...	Blanche
Elaine Stritch	...	Nurse
John Ronane	...	Dr. Rawley
Sheila Brennan	...	Mrs. Oates
Ronald Radd	...	Oates
Heather Lowe	...	Heather (Blind girl)
Christopher Malcolm	...	Policeman

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

dead woman with eyes open | murder | blind woman murdered | dead woman on ground | woman shot | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 1975 (UK)

Also Known As:

Das Geheimnis der Wendeltreppe

Filming Locations:

Binfield Manor, Binfield Road, Warfield, Berkshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Raven Films (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was one of a number of pictures, mostly comedies, made and released between the mid-1970s and mid-1980s, that revived the old dark house mansion movie. The films include Clue, Haunted Honeymoon, Neil Simon's Murder by Death, The Spiral Staircase, The Cat and the Canary, House of the Long Shadows and Kenny Everett's Bloodbath at the House of Death.

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Connections

Version of The Spiral Staircase (1945)

User Reviews

Much better to watch the original

Being of a nervous disposition I am not a fan of horror movies, but this was not what I would call a horror movie, although it was advertised as one. It is a slow moving thriller, with an obvious ending, and not very good acting, the only reason to watch the film is if you are enamoured with Jacqueline Bisset, (and it is not one of her better films).