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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   2,082 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Robert Marasco (novel)
William F. Nolan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 October 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Up the ancient stairs, behind the locked door, something lives, something evil, from which no one has ever returned. [UK] more
Plot:
Haunted house chiller from Dan Curtis has Oliver Reed and Karen Black as summer caretakers moving into gothic house with their young son... more | add synopsis
Awards:
6 wins more
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(6 articles)
Boondocks, Babysitters and Broncos
 (From IFC. 26 October 2009, 6:26 AM, PDT)

You've Scared Me Away From Movies
 (From Huffington Post. 21 October 2009, 3:21 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Great 70's horror. more (101 total)

Cast

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Karen Black ... Marian Rolf

Oliver Reed ... Ben Rolf
Burgess Meredith ... Arnold Allardyce

Eileen Heckart ... Roz Allardyce
Lee Montgomery ... David 'Davey' Rolf (as Lee H. Montgomery)
Dub Taylor ... Walker

Bette Davis ... Aunt Elizabeth
Joseph Riley ... Ben's Father
Todd Turquand ... Young Ben
Orin Cannon ... Minister
Jim Myers ... Dr. Ross
Anthony James ... The Chauffeur
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ballata macabra (Italy)
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Runtime:
116 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Karen Black was four months pregnant during the shoot, and explains that her belly was concealed with some clever wardrobe tactics. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When all the clocks move to midnight on their own, wires are visible pulling the hands around. more
Quotes:
David Rolf: I hate this place! I want to get of here. I HATE IT! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Rose Red" (2002) more

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Great 70's horror., 15 July 2005
10/10
Author: tony5150 from Canada

My 10 out of 10 vote for this movie really stems from the first time I'd seen it. I was an 8 year old at the drive-in with my parents. The assumption was I would watch the first movie of this double bill and fall asleep before the scary movie started. I cannot remember the first movie but I can tell you I will never forget this one. I played like I was sleeping in the back seat but watched the whole movie without my parents knowing. I had nightmares for months to come. Images of the creepy Chauffeur driver and the foggy lighting and lens effects really stuck with me. And the last scene was terrifying. I'm much older now but when revisiting this horror classic I'm reminded of that night in the backseat of my parents car...I still get chills. I also had the same experiences with "Seizure" "From Beyond the Grave" and "The Sentinel".

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