The Haunting
Summary:
One of the most highly regarded haunted house films ever produced, Robert Wise's The Haunting (based on Shirley Jackson's novel -The Haunting of Hill House) weaves the dark tale of a questionably sane young woman and a sinister house which holds a terrifying past. Invited to join anthropologist Dr. Markway (Richard Johnson), ESP expert Theodora (Claire Bloom), a... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Julie Harris - (Eleanor Vance)
Claire Bloom - (Theodora)
Richard Johnson - (Dr. John Markway)
Russ Tamblyn - (Luke Sanderson)
Lois Maxwell - (Grace Markway)
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Review:
Between his phenomenally sunny musical successes West Side Story (1961) and The Sound of Music (1965), director Robert Wise found time to make this brooding, low-key shocker, based on the novel -The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. The material seemed to free up Wise's baser talents: The off-kilter, black-and-white photog... Continue >>
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