| The Haunting | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Haunting |
| Director: | Robert Wise |
| Writers: | Nelson Gidding |
| Producers: | Robert Wise; Denis Johnson |
| Composer: | Humphrey Searle |
| Cinematography: | Davis Boulton |
| Editors: | Ernest Walter |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Argyle Enterprises Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Released: | September 18th, 1963 |
| Rating: | Approved |
| Running time: | 112 min. |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | 1,400,000 [1] |
| Gross: | $2,616,000 [1] |
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The Haunting is an American horror film of the haunted house and ghost subgenres. It was based on novel The Haunting of Hill House by author Shirley Jackson. The film was directed by Robert Wise with a screenplay written by Nelson Gidding. It was produced by Argyle Enterprises and released theatrically in the United States on September 18th, 1963. The film stars Julie Harris as the central protagonist Eleanor Lance, Claire Bloom as Theodora, Richard Johnson as Doctor John Markway and Russ Tamblyn as Luke Sanderson.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Julie Harris | Eleanor Lance |
| Claire Bloom | Theodora |
| Richard Johnson | Doctor John Markway |
| Russ Tamblyn | Luke Sanderson |
| Fay Compton | Mrs. Sanderson |
| Rosalie Crutchley | Mrs. Dudley |
| Lois Maxwell | Grace Markway |
| Valentine Dyall | Mister Dudley |
| Diane Clare | Carrie Fredericks |
| Ronald Adam | Eldridge Harper |
Uncredited Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Pamela Buckley | First Mrs. Crain |
| Amy Dalby | Abigail Crain - Age 80 |
| Rosemary Dorken | Abigail Crain's nurse/companion |
| Verina Greenlaw | Dora Fredericks |
| Claude Jones | Garage attendant |
| Freda Knorr | Second Mrs. Crain |
| Howard Lang | Hugh Crain |
| Janet Mansell | Abigail Crain - Age 6 |
| Paul Maxwell | Bud Fredericks |
| Susan Richards | Nurse |
| Mavis Villiers | Landlady |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Haunting (1963) redirects to this page.
- Billed as An Argyle Enterprises Production and A Robert Wise Production.
- The tagline for this film is, "SCREAM...no one will hear you! RUN...and the silent foosteps will follow, for in Hill House the dead are restless!" Another tagline is "You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror".
- Production on The Haunting began on October 1st, 1962. [1]
- The film was shot at Borehamwood Studios in Hertfordshire, England as well as the Ettington Park Hotel in Warwickshire and Ettington Park.
- The Haunting was released in the United Kingdom in January, 1964.
- The Haunting was re-made in 1999 by director Jan De Bont.
- Author Shirley Jackson was the one suggested shortening the title of her novel to the The Haunting after Robert Wise noted that The Haunting of Hill House would be too long for a movie marquis.
- Actor Russ Tamblyn - a noted actor of b-list action and horror films of the 1960s, only conceded to do The Haunting because he was under contract to MGM. He later stated how The Haunting was one of his most rewarding film projects.
- The Haunting was released theatrically on the same day as X: The Man With the X-Ray Eyes.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 IMDB; The Haunting (1963); Box office & Business.
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