A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 12 wins & 12 nominations total
Victoria Vetri
- Terry
- (as Angela Dorian)
Elisha Cook Jr.
- Mr. Nicklas
- (as Elisha Cook)
Phil Leeds
- Dr. Shand
- (as Philip Leeds)
Wende Wagner
- Rosemary's Girl Friend
- (as Wendy Wagner)
Toby Adler
- Lady on Yacht
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Mia Farrow, the scenes where Rosemary walks in front of traffic were spontaneous and genuine. Roman Polanski is reported to have told her that "nobody will hit a pregnant woman." The scene was successfully shot with Farrow walking into real traffic and Polanski following, operating the hand-held camera since he was the only one willing to do it.
- GoofsWhen Rosemary is getting ready to go through the closet to the Castevets' apartment, she takes down all the shelves and then goes away. When she comes back, the shelf above her head has been replaced.
- Quotes
Roman Castevet: Rosemary...
Rosemary Woodhouse: Shut up.
Roman Castevet: Rosemary...
Rosemary Woodhouse: Shut up. You're in Dubrovnik, I don't hear you.
- Alternate versionsThe film originally proved problematic for the UK censors and the rape scene was toned down by the BBFC for the cinema release with edits made to remove dialogue and shots of Rosemary's legs being bound. All later UK video releases featured the uncut print.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
Featured review
Rosemary's Fight
Polanski successfully sets the tone right from the beginning as the strange and somewhat scary lullaby plays as the opening credits appear. In the background we see Rosemary's neighborhood while the focus is on her window. This tone is maintained throughout the entire film. The film is quite well executed. Polanski creates a gloomy, isolated and chilling mood. 'Rosemary's Baby' is a horror film but unlike most movies of this genre, this one is very subtle and is more dependent on the atmosphere rather than the 'horror creatures'. It is only in the excellently executed nightmare sequence, which is comprised of fragments of scenes, that one witnesses something 'out of the ordinary'. I was initially dissatisfied by the ending but after some thought, I couldn't think of a better more effective conclusion. The ending itself is so spine-chilling and makes the movie experience more horrifying. The haunting lullaby replays in the end capturing that moment of horror like a photographic memory. The cast does a fine job though clearly this is Farrow's film. Mia Farrow is spellbinding. The way she captures Rosemary's kindness, agony, anguish, fragility and courage is noteworthy. She is simply amazing to watch. I can understand why it is still so popular after 40 years. There has been hardly anything else like it.
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- Mar 2, 2009
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- Release date
- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Rosemaries Baby
- Filming locations
- Dakota Hotel - 1 West 72nd St. at Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Guy and Rosemary's apartment building)
- Production company
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- Budget
- $2,300,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 17 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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