Horror · United Kingdom · 1963 · 1h 52m

The Haunting

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Director
Robert Wise
Cast
Julie Harris as Eleanor Lance Claire Bloom as Theodora Richard Johnson as Dr. John Markway Russ Tamblyn as Luke Sanderson Fay Compton as Mrs. Sanderson Rosalie Crutchley as Mrs. Dudley
Crew
Davis Boulton — Director of Photography Ernest Walter — Editor Humphrey Searle — Original Music Composer Nelson Gidding — Screenplay Shirley Jackson — Novel Robert Wise — Producer
Tagline

You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror.

Synopsis

Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…

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Mood & Themes
suicideexperimentbased on novel or bookalcoholinsanityhaunted housedisappearanceblack and whiteorphannervous breakdownhouse of horrorssuper power
Key Collaborators
Robert Wise Director Davis Boulton Director of Photography Ernest Walter Editor Humphrey Searle Original Music Composer Nelson Gidding Screenplay Shirley Jackson Novel Robert Wise Producer Elliot Scott Production Design
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