The Legend of Hell House (1973)
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- PG
- 1h 35min
- Horror
- 15 Jun 1973 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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- 2 nominations.
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Cast
| Pamela Franklin | ... |
Florence Tanner
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| Roddy McDowall | ... |
Ben Fischer
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| Clive Revill | ... |
Dr. Barrett
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| Gayle Hunnicutt | ... |
Ann / Ann Barrett
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| Roland Culver | ... |
Mr. Deutsch
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| Peter Bowles | ... |
Hanley
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| Michael Gough | ... |
Emeric Belasco (uncredited)
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Directed by
| John Hough | ||
Written by
| Richard Matheson | ... | (screenplay) |
| Richard Matheson | ... | (based on his novel 'Hell House') |
Produced by
| Albert Fennell | ... | producer |
| Susan Hart | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Norman T. Herman | ... | producer |
| James H. Nicholson | ... | executive producer: A James H. Nicholson Production |
Music by
| Delia Derbyshire | ... | (music and electronic score) (as Delia Derbyshire of Electrophon Ltd.) |
| Brian Hodgson | ... | (music and electronic score) (as Brian Hodgson of Electrophon Ltd.) |
| Dudley Simpson | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Alan Hume | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Geoffrey Foot | ||
Casting By
| Sally Nicholl | ||
Makeup Department
| Linda DeVetta | ... | makeup artist (as Linda Devetta) |
| Pat McDermott | ... | hairdresser |
Production Management
| Ron Fry | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bert Batt | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Robert Jones | ... | sets designer |
| Kenneth McCallum Tait | ... | assistant art director |
| Robert Tanenbaum | ... | movie poster artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Les Hammond | ... | sound recordist |
| Peter Lennard | ... | dubbing editor |
| Bill Rowe | ... | sound recordist |
| Delia Derbyshire | ... | sound effects (uncredited) |
| Brian Hodgson | ... | sound effects (uncredited) |
| John Potter | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Roy Whybrow | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Tom Howard | ... | photographic effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tony White | ... | camera operator |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eileen Sullivan | ... | wardrobe mistress |
Script and Continuity Department
| Gladys Goldsmith | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Tom Corbett | ... | technical advisor |
Production Companies
- Academy Pictures Corporation (presents) (produced by also)
Distributors
- Fox-Rank (1973) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1973) (United States) (theatrical) (as 20th. Century-Fox Film Corporation) (released by)
- Fox-MGM Film (1973) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Fox Norena Film A/S (1973) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Metro-Fox (1973) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1973) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1974) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century-Fox (1974) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1974) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1974) (Finland) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1977) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- CBS/Fox Video (1984) (Belgium) (video)
- CBS/Fox (West Germany) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox Home Video (1989) (Australia) (video)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- FS Film (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- The Criterion Channel (2024) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
- Electrophon Ltd. (sound effects)
Other Companies
Storyline
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A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove/disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House. Written by Bloody Disgusting |
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| Taglines | For the sake of your sanity, pray it isn't true! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Mysteries of the Unknown: The Occult (1977). See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| 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. See more » |