Horror ·Thriller ·Mystery · Italy · 1976 · 1h 56m

Burnt Offerings

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Director
Dan Curtis
Cast
Karen Black as Marian Rolf Oliver Reed as Ben Rolf Burgess Meredith as Arnold Allardyce Bette Davis as Aunt Elizabeth Eileen Heckart as Roz Allardyce Lee Montgomery as David 'Davey' Rolf
Crew
Jacques R. Marquette — Director of Photography Dennis Virkler — Editor Bob Cobert — Original Music Composer William F. Nolan — Screenplay Dan Curtis — Screenplay Robert Marasco — Novel
Tagline

Up the ancient stairs, behind the locked door, something lives, something evil, from which no one has ever returned.

Synopsis

A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.

Trailer Burnt Offerings — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
child abusehusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookwindowcemeterycoffinpossessioncaretakersummer vacationold dark houseold housepsychosis
Key Collaborators
Dan Curtis Director Jacques R. Marquette Director of Photography Dennis Virkler Editor Bob Cobert Original Music Composer William F. Nolan Screenplay Dan Curtis Screenplay Robert Marasco Novel Dan Curtis Producer Alberto Grimaldi Producer Eugène Lourié Production Design Ann Roth Costume Design
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