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The Legacy

  • 19781978
  • RR
  • 1h 42m
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5.7/10
3.1K
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Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, and Roger Daltrey in The Legacy (1978)
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An American couple in England stumble upon a rambling mansion where a number of powerful individuals have been summoned by its patriarch regarding the home's legacy.An American couple in England stumble upon a rambling mansion where a number of powerful individuals have been summoned by its patriarch regarding the home's legacy.An American couple in England stumble upon a rambling mansion where a number of powerful individuals have been summoned by its patriarch regarding the home's legacy.
IMDb RATING
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3.1K
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    • Richard Marquand
    • Jimmy Sangster(screenplay)
    • Patrick Tilley(screenplay)
    • Paul Wheeler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Katharine Ross
    • Sam Elliott
    • John Standing
    • Richard Marquand
    • Jimmy Sangster(screenplay)
    • Patrick Tilley(screenplay)
    • Paul Wheeler(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Katharine Ross
    • Sam Elliott
    • John Standing
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 64User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 31Metascore
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    Katharine Ross
    Katharine Ross
    • Margaret Walsh
    Sam Elliott
    Sam Elliott
    • Pete Danner
    John Standing
    John Standing
    • Jason Mountolive
    Ian Hogg
    Ian Hogg
    • Harry
    Margaret Tyzack
    Margaret Tyzack
    • Nurse Adams
    Charles Gray
    Charles Gray
    • Karl Liebnecht
    Lee Montague
    Lee Montague
    • Jacques Grandier
    Hildegard Neil
    • Barbara Kirstenburg
    Marianne Broome
    • Maria Gabrieli
    William Abney
    • Butler
    Patsy Smart
    Patsy Smart
    • Cook
    Mathias Kilroy
    • Stable Lad
    Reg Harding
    • Gardener
    Roger Daltrey
    Roger Daltrey
    • Clive Jackson
      • Richard Marquand
      • Jimmy Sangster(screenplay) (story)
      • Patrick Tilley(screenplay)
      • Paul Wheeler(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Sam Elliott (Pete Danner) and Katharine Ross (Margaret Walsh) met and fell in love when they co-starred in this movie. They married in 1984 and are still together.
    • Goofs
      When Sam Elliot's character takes a shower and breaks the glass door to avoid being burned with the hot water, his back gets hurt and bleeds, but when Katharine Ross's character comes into the bathroom, Sam's back is completely clean.
    • 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.

    • Alternate versions
      US theatrical cut is 100 min. and British theatrical cut 102 min.
    • Connections
      Featured in Sneak Previews: Running/Head Over Heels/Skatetown, U.S.A./The Legacy/Yanks (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Another Side of Me
      Sung by Kiki Dee

      Music by Michael J. Lewis

      Lyric by Gary Osborne

    User reviews64

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    8/10
    A Fun horror from the 70's
    I enjoy this film very very much. As a teen I can remember this being on constantly on BBC2 Friday nights. By today's standards of course it's tame as a horror, but look beyond that and it's actually a really clever, very well acted movie. The story itself is very dark, any film that involved the Devil would be. I love the village scenes, when Maggie and Pete try to escape in the car but are trapped and always end up back at the house, it's so clever. Elements of And then there were none, as one by one the gathered guests start to die. I can remember having a few bad dreams about the mirror scene (I was only about 9 or 10.) I particularly liked Katherine Ross, there was a soft sincerity about her, I also really liked Margaret Tyzack's cat nurse. 8/10 it's a very good film, it creaks in parts, but on the whole it ticks the boxes well.
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    • Oct 1, 2015

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1979 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Loseley House, Guildford, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • David Foster Productions
      • Pethurst Ltd.
      • Turman-Foster Company
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Dolby

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