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Overview

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7.7/10   3,025 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:
Superbly and thought-provokingly sinister. more

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)

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Trivia:
Joanna Harrington's license plate includes the numbers "666", the traditional "Mark of the Beast." more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The stones at Stonehenge do not have any runes on them! more
Quotes:
Dr. John Holden: Well, what do you expect me to do? Nobody's free from fear. I have an imagination like anyone else. It's easy to see a demon in every dark corner. But I refuse to let this thing take possession of my good senses. If this world is ruled by demons and monsters we may as well give up right now. more
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Referenced in Drag Me to Hell (2009) more

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44 out of 50 people found the following comment useful:-
Superbly and thought-provokingly sinister., 19 December 1999
10/10
Author: G.Spider from UK

A skeptical American psychologist comes to England to investigate and disprove the concept of the supernatural. But before long he finds himself cursed by the leader of a witch cult and disbelief becomes terrifying reality.

Some superbly brooding shots of Stonehenge accompanied by a haunting speech about runic powers start what is without doubt one of the darkest and most solemnly atmospheric films ever made. The cult leader Dr Karswell is brilliantly portrayed and the film is filled with memorable dialogue, well-realized characters and powerful horrific/psychological imagery, all accompanied by a grippingly sinister soundtrack. Whether you're a horror fan or not, this is unmissable.

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