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Overview

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7.7/10   3,191 votes
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Director:

Jacques Tourneur

Writers:

M.R. James (story)
Charles Bennett (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

July 1958 (USA) more

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Mystery more

Tagline:

Who will be the next in line to defy the curse? more

Plot:

Dr. John Holden ventures to London to attend a paranormal psychology symposium with the intention to expose devil cult leader... more | full synopsis

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User Comments:

One of the greatest horror/suspense movies ever made more (136 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dana Andrews ... Dr. John Holden
Peggy Cummins ... Joanna Harrington
Niall MacGinnis ... Dr. Julian Karswell
Maurice Denham ... Professor Henry Harrington
Athene Seyler ... Mrs. Karswell
Liam Redmond ... Professor Mark O'Brien
Reginald Beckwith ... Mr. Meek
Ewan Roberts ... Lloyd Williamson
Peter Elliott ... Professor K.T. Kumar
Rosamund Greenwood ... Mrs. Meek
Brian Wilde ... Rand Hobart
Richard Leech ... Inspector Mottrarn
Lloyd Lamble ... Detective Simmons
Peter Hobbes ... Superintendent
Charles Lloyd Pack ... Chemist (as Charles Lloyd-Pack)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Curse of the Demon (USA) (recut version)
Haunted
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Runtime:

95 min | USA:83 min (cut)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

UK:PG | UK:X (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #18459)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

This film was mentioned in the opening song from The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) ("Science Fiction Double Feature"): "Dana Andrews said prunes gave him the runes, but passing them used lots of skill". more

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the opening shot, when Professor Harrington asks to see Karswell, he demands "I must see Dr. Karswell at once". When Bates, the butler replies, he refers to Karswell as "Mister", and nowhere else in the movie is Karswell addressed as "doctor". One would assume that Harrington of all people, having headed an investigation into Karswell and his cult, would know his title. more

Quotes:

Dr. John Holden: Sit down. Your generosity is becoming overwhelming as it gets closer to ten o'clock. You're staying with me, Karswell. You've sold your bill of goods too well, because I believe you now. I believe that in five minutes something monstrous and horrible is going to happen. And when it does, you're going to be here so that whatever happens to me will happen to you. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Pasadena: Pilot (#1.1)" (2001) more


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17 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
One of the greatest horror/suspense movies ever made, 24 September 2006
10/10
Author: robertblanton from United States

Listen. Get yourself the biggest screen possible (preferably with a good front projection TV), turn out the lights, sit back with your popcorn and soda, and get ready for an evening of unrelenting suspense. Directed by Jacques Tournear, whose other classics include "The Leopard Man," Robert Mitchum's "Out of the Past," and "Cat People," one viewing of this film will readily illustrate to you why Hollywood's audiences are dwindling. This movie is what good movie making is all about; this movie knows what it's intention is and executes it beautifully. When you see this film, you will think to yourself, "Why can't they make them like this anymore?" If you thought "The Others" was a good movie (which I did) then you will like this one. "The Others," by the way, is one of the few exceptions to my negative criticism above.

I'm not going to reveal any of the plot. Watch it without knowing anything about the plot; let the story unfold on you as it does to Dana Andrews. You'll be glad you did.

The film is available on DVD in the USA and longer English versions. The only difference I saw in the two versions is that the USA version cuts out a few unnecessary words that add nothing to the story.

Anyway, give this movie a viewing. You'll be glad you did.

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