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Paranoiac

  • 19631963
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.8K
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POPULARITY
31,851
2,906
Paranoiac (1963)
A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.
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A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.8K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
31,851
2,906
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Freddie Francis
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Sangster(screenplay)
      • Josephine Tey(novel "Brat Farrar")
    • Stars
      • Janette Scott
      • Oliver Reed
      • Sheila Burrell
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Freddie Francis
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Sangster(screenplay)
      • Josephine Tey(novel "Brat Farrar")
    • Stars
      • Janette Scott
      • Oliver Reed
      • Sheila Burrell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 47User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Trailer
    Trailer 2:33
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    Photos54

    Paranoiac (1963)
    Oliver Reed and Janette Scott in Paranoiac (1963)
    Peter Cushing and Oliver Reed in The Brides of Dracula (1960)
    Liliane Brousse and Janette Scott in Paranoiac (1963)
    Oliver Reed in Paranoiac (1963)
    Alexander Davion in Paranoiac (1963)
    Liliane Brousse and Sheila Burrell in Paranoiac (1963)
    John Bonney and Alexander Davion in Paranoiac (1963)
    Oliver Reed in Paranoiac (1963)
    Oliver Reed, Sheila Burrell, and Alexander Davion in Paranoiac (1963)
    Oliver Reed and Liliane Brousse in Paranoiac (1963)
    Paranoiac (1963)

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    Janette Scott
    Janette Scott
    • Eleanor Ashby
    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • Simon Ashby
    Sheila Burrell
    Sheila Burrell
    • Aunt Harriet
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • John Kossett
    Alexander Davion
    Alexander Davion
    • Tony Ashby
    Liliane Brousse
    Liliane Brousse
    • Françoise
    Harold Lang
    • RAF Type
    Arnold Diamond
    Arnold Diamond
    • Publican
    John Bonney
    John Bonney
    • Keith Kossett
    John Stuart
    John Stuart
    • Williams
    Sydney Bromley
    Sydney Bromley
    • Tramp
    • (uncredited)
    Laurie Leigh
    • Woman #1
    • (uncredited)
    Marianne Stone
    Marianne Stone
    • Woman #2
    • (uncredited)
    Colin Tapley
    Colin Tapley
    • Vicar
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Taylor
    • Sailor
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Freddie Francis
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Sangster(screenplay)
      • Josephine Tey(novel "Brat Farrar") (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was released as a double bill with "The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)."
    • Goofs
      As Simon plays the congregational hymn on the organ in the opening scene at the church the music shown on his stand in the organ loft is an oratorio/anthem music score with SATB lines (soprano/alto/tenor/bass) and a two-stave orchestral/keyboard reduction, emphatically not a church hymn.
    • Quotes

      Simon Ashby: [stumbles through the door inebriated]

      Aunt Harriet: Where have you been?

      Simon Ashby: [smirk on his face] I've been drinking.

      [Looks at the liquor on the bar in the entryway]

      Simon Ashby: Now I need to drink some more.

    • Connections
      Featured in 100 Years of Horror: Maniacs (1996)

    User reviews47

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    Top review
    7/10
    Paranoiac (1963) ***
    I'd never seen this Hammer film before and I finally dug it out from my Universal Hammer Collection. What a pleasant surprise it was. It is so refreshing sometimes to see black and white photography at a time when Hammer was known for its colour, and that moody b&w style really compliments this disturbing tale of a family of oddballs and what happens when one of their clan who drowned himself as a boy returns. Oliver Reed drinks as much as he did in real life here (it ultimately killed Reed) and he's really excitingly over the top. A hidden gem in some ways, PARANOIAC is well-scripted by Jimmy Sangster, and nicely directed by Freddie Francis. The more I think about it, the underrated Francis was often better than Terence Fisher. *** out of ****
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    • JoeKarlosi
    • Feb 22, 2009

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 15, 1963 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Haus des Grauens
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Hammer Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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