Dunwich Horror, The (1970)

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The Dunwich Horror

Credits
Title:	The Dunwich Horror
Director:	Daniel Haller
Writers:	Curtis Lee Hanson; Henry Rosenbaum; Ronald Silkosky
Producers:	Roger Corman; Samuel Z. Arkoff; James H. Nicholson
Composer:	Les Baxter
Cinematography:	Richard C. Glouner
Editors:	Christopher Holmes
Production
Production company:	American International Pictures
Released:	January 14th, 1970
Rating:	R
Running time:	90 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
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The Dunwich Horror is an American feature film of the supernatural occult thriller subgenres of horror. It is loosely based on the short story "The Dunwich Horror" by Gothic author H.P. Lovecraft. The film was directed by Daniel Haller with a script written by Curtis Lee Hanson, Henry Rosenbaum, and Ronald Silkosky. It was produced by American International Pictures and released theatrically in the United States on January 14th, 1970.

Plot[]

The tagline for this film is "A few years ago in Dunwich a half-witted girl bore illegitimate twins. One of them was almost human!"
There are a total of fifteen credited cast members in this film.
Actress Joanne Moore Jordan, who plays Lavinia Whateley, is credited as Joanna Moore Jordan.
On Rotten Tomatoes, The Dunwich Horror has a Tomatometer score of 29% based on seven approved critic reviews. It has 2 positive reviews and 5 negative reviews, averaging 4.50 out of 10. It has an audience score of 29% based on more than 2,500 verified user ratings.
Actress Talia Shire, who plays Doctor Raskin's nurse, Cora, is credited as Talia Coppola in this film. In addition to being a member of the Coppola power family and sibling of director Francis Ford Coppola, Talia Shire is also known for playing the role of Adrian Balboa in the Rocky film series.

Female partial nudity: The length of Nancy Wagner's left side and left buttock are exposed. This is likely a body double as actress Sandra Dee refused to do any nude scenes.
Female topless nudity: The indigenous wild people seen in Nancy's nightmare are topless, which can only briefly be seen as the images flicker past the viewer. The same can be said for Donna Baccala's character after she gets trapped in the house.

During Wilbur Whateley's fight with the librarian guard, it is clear to see that this is a stunt double standing in for actor Dean Stockwell.