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The Legacy (1978)

R 102 min  -  Horror | Mystery  -   14 September 1979 (USA)
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A millionaire and a million-dollar prostitute, a star-maker and a nation-killer, a woman whose lusts are as cold as graveyard snow... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Marquand

Writers:

Jimmy Sangster (screenplay), Patrick Tilley (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Katharine Ross ...
Margaret Walsh
Sam Elliott ...
Pete Danner
John Standing John Standing ...
Jason Mountolive
Ian Hogg Ian Hogg ...
Harry
Margaret Tyzack ...
Nurse Adams
Charles Gray ...
Karl Liebnecht
Lee Montague Lee Montague ...
Jacques Grandier
Hildegard Neil Hildegard Neil ...
Barbara Kirstenburg
Marianne Broome Marianne Broome ...
Maria Gabrieli
William Abney William Abney ...
Butler
Patsy Smart Patsy Smart ...
Cook
Mathias Kilroy Mathias Kilroy ...
Stable Lad
Reg Harding Reg Harding ...
Gardener
Roger Daltrey ...
Clive Jackson
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Storyline

A millionaire and a million-dollar prostitute, a star-maker and a nation-killer, a woman whose lusts are as cold as graveyard snow...Five of the most powerful people in the world, gathered in an ancient mansion to inherit a Legacy of bloodsome horror. And Maggie makes six. Written by John Coyne  

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Plot Keywords:

Legacy | Mansion | Millionaire | Dog | Climbing Through A Window  | See more »

Taglines:

Six came to claim it... See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Legacy of Maggie Walsh See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Two years after its release, Sam Elliott gave an interview to Jerry Buck of the Associated Press in which he said about this movie: "I wouldn't rush out to see it. It's about fifteen years behind its time." See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In an establishing shot, one of the rear tires of Mountolive's limo clips one of the spherical concrete bollards, which starts rapidly rolling along the drive revealing that it is fake. See more »

Quotes

Margaret Walsh: [as they approach Ravenhurst, the Mountolive family's dazzling residence] ... So what do you suppose this Mr. Mountolive does for a living?
Pete Danner: [with a shrug] Whatever it is, he's doing it right.
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Connections

Referenced in Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Another Side of Me"
Sung by Kiki Dee
Music by Michael J. Lewis
Lyric by Gary Osborne See more »