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Overview

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6.0/10   1,984 votes
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Director:
Dan Curtis
Writers:
Robert Marasco (novel)
William F. Nolan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 October 1976 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery more
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
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
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User Comments:
One of the scariest movies that I have ever seen. more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

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
Country:
USA | Italy
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
In the commentary with director Dan Curtis, he says that he actually read the novel 'Burnt Offerings' years before he got the offer to direct this film. Curtis said that he hated the open-ended conclusion of the novel and at the time thought to himself that he would pity anyone who would attempt to make it into a movie. Ironically years later the offer to direct the movie version of the novel came to him and the first thing he did was write an ending that he liked - the one featured in the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The gray in Marion's hair has completely vanished when she and Ben are out on the porch at night and she has the tea tray. more
Quotes:
Roz Allardyce: The house takes care of itself. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Rose Red" (2002) more

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17 out of 24 people found the following comment useful:-
One of the scariest movies that I have ever seen., 1 June 2002
Author: mk_china from somewhere, USA

Without a doubt, one of the scariest movies that I have ever seen. The scene with the undertaker and coffin coming up the stairs still gives me nightmares. The final scene in the attic throws you out of your seat; a scene that I have never forgotten.

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