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Paholaisen talo

Original title: The Legend of Hell House
  • 19731973
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
13K
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Paholaisen talo (1973)
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Horror

A physicist, his wife and two mediums are hired to investigate the Belasco House, where 27 guests had inexplicably died in 1927, along with most of a team of paranormal investigators that wa... Read allA physicist, his wife and two mediums are hired to investigate the Belasco House, where 27 guests had inexplicably died in 1927, along with most of a team of paranormal investigators that was sent in the early 1950s.A physicist, his wife and two mediums are hired to investigate the Belasco House, where 27 guests had inexplicably died in 1927, along with most of a team of paranormal investigators that was sent in the early 1950s.

IMDb RATING
6.7/10
13K
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  • Director
    • John Hough
  • Writer
    • Richard Matheson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Roddy McDowall
    • Gayle Hunnicutt
    • Pamela Franklin
  • Director
    • John Hough
  • Writer
    • Richard Matheson(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Roddy McDowall
    • Gayle Hunnicutt
    • Pamela Franklin
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    • 171User reviews
    • 100Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Roddy McDowall
    Roddy McDowall
    • Ben Fischer
    Gayle Hunnicutt
    Gayle Hunnicutt
    • Ann…
    Pamela Franklin
    Pamela Franklin
    • Florence Tanner
    Clive Revill
    Clive Revill
    • Dr. Barrett
    Roland Culver
    Roland Culver
    • Mr. Deutsch
    Peter Bowles
    Peter Bowles
    • Hanley
    Michael Gough
    Michael Gough
    • Emeric Belasco
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Hough
    • Writer
      • Richard Matheson(screenplay) (based on his novel 'Hell House')
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    • Trivia
      The original novel was set in New England, with an American team of psychic investigators. The storyline was changed, to fit the movie's production in England, with British actors playing the investigators.
    • Goofs
      When the ghost runs out of Florence Tanner's room, you can clearly see a 2x4 board that was part of the mechanism to make the door open and close by itself.
    • Quotes

      Ann Barrett: What did he do to make this house so evil, Mr. Fischer?

      Benjamin Franklin Fischer: Drug addiction, alcoholism, sadism, bestiality, mutilation, murder, vampirism, necrophilia, cannibalism, not to mention a gamut of sexual goodies. Shall I go on?

      Ann Barrett: How did it end?

      Benjamin Franklin Fischer: If it had ended, we would not be here.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: Although the story of this film is fictitious, the events depicted involving psychic phenomena are not only very much within the bounds of possibility, but could well be true. Tom Corbett Clairvoyant and Psychic Consultant to European Royalty.
    • Alternate versions
      "SPOILER ALERT" When Dr. Barrett meets his demise towards the end of the film, most video releases depict one of his instruments exploding, then cut to the scene in which Mr. Fischer & Mrs. Barrett return to the laboratory and find his dead body under a fallen chandelier. However, in at least one edited for television version the scene continues as Dr. Barraett recoils from the explosion, then begins staggering through his laboratory as a supernatural wind picks up and his instruments are exploding around him. He then stumbles to the ground, and the chandelier falls on his head.
    • Connections
      Featured in Mysteries from the Unknown: The Occult (1977)

    User reviews171

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    7/10
    horror mystery
    A very creepy tale of a haunted house. Not only was the film creepy and scary it was also a mystery. You sit there and try to pay attention so you don't miss any clues, but then something creepy comes up and you get side tracked. This made the film a really good horror flick. The cast was pretty good. I am not too sure if I liked Gayle Hunnicutt in the film though. My favorite character was played by Roddy McDowall. He really brought out the feeling in his character. There were some interesting camera shots in this film which I think brought it more to life. The film was not that gory at all. It focuses on scaring the viewer mentally and I believe it does a pretty decent job. So see if you can figure out the mystery of Hell House.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 1974 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Djävulens hus
    • Filming locations
      • Wykehurst Park House, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Academy Pictures Corporation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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