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12 June 1968 (USA) moreTagline:
Pray for Rosemary's BabyPlot:
A young couple move into a new apartment, only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. When the wife becomes mysteriously pregnant, paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins controlling her life. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Polanski's Baby moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mia Farrow | ... | Rosemary Woodhouse | |
| John Cassavetes | ... | Guy Woodhouse | |
| Ruth Gordon | ... | Minnie Castevet | |
| Sidney Blackmer | ... | Roman Castevet | |
| Maurice Evans | ... | Edward 'Hutch' Hutchins | |
| Ralph Bellamy | ... | Dr. Abraham Sapirstein | |
| Victoria Vetri | ... | Terry Gionoffrio (as Angela Dorian) | |
| Patsy Kelly | ... | Laura-Louise McBirney | |
| Elisha Cook Jr. | ... | Mr. Nicklas (as Elisha Cook) | |
| Emmaline Henry | ... | Elise Dunstan | |
| Charles Grodin | ... | Dr. C.C. Hill | |
| Hanna Landy | ... | Grace Cardiff | |
| Phil Leeds | ... | Dr. Shand (as Philip Leeds) | |
| D'Urville Martin | ... | Diego | |
| Hope Summers | ... | Mrs. Gilmore |
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136 minCountry:
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EnglishColour:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoCertification:
Spain:18 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/16 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | South Korea:18 | Brazil:14 | India:A | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) (cut) | USA:Approved | USA:R (re-rating) | West Germany:16Filming Locations:
Dakota Hotel - 1 West 72nd St. at Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA moreFun Stuff
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Ira Levin felt Rosemary's Baby is "the single most faithful adaptation of a novel ever to come out of Hollywood." William Castle speculated the reasons for this were because it was the first time Roman Polanski had ever adapted another writer's work. Unaware he had the freedom to improvise on the book. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Rosemary and Guy come back from dinner at the Castevet's and they are in the bedroom, Guy untucks his shirt twice. moreQuotes:
[First lines]Mr. Nicklas: Are you a doctor?
Rosemary Woodhouse: He is an actor.
Mr. Nicklas: Oh! An actor! We're very popular with actors! Have I seen you in anything?
Guy Woodhouse: Well, I did "Hamlet" a while back, didn't I, Liz? Then we did "The Sandpiper"...
Rosemary Woodhouse: He's joking. He was in "Luther" and "Nobody Loves an Albatross" and a lot of TV plays and commercials.
Mr. Nicklas: That's where the money is, right? The commercials.
Guy Woodhouse: And the artistic thrill too!
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Lullaby moreFAQ
Why does Rosemary trust a quack like Dr. Sapirstein?Did the Church of Satan leader Anton LeVay play the devil?
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When people talk about perfect films I don't actually know what they mean. Perfect for whom? Perfect compared to what? I think that perfection is in the brain and heart of the beholder. "Rosemary's baby" is a perfect film to me. Scary in a way that makes you breathless. You're thinking and feeling throughout the film. One of the many sides of Polanski's genius is to suggest. And what he suggest is so monstrous that we don't want to believe it, but we do. The characters are so perfectly drawn that there is no cheating involved. John Cassavettes's superb study in selfishness and egomaniacal frustration is so real that comes to no surprise that he could do what he does to advance his career, but we are surprised, we're horrified. The spectacular Ruth Gordon and Sidney Blackmer are not Deborah Kerr and David Niven, are they? So that they turn out to be what they turn out to be is totally believable, but Polanski presents it in such a light of normality that you can't believe it. Mia Farrow's predicament is as classic as the boy who cried wolf tale and yet, as told by Roman Polanski in the wonderful face of Mia Farrow, is as if we're hearing it, seeing it and living it for the first time. Every silence, every voice in the distance, every door opening. Your heart is always in your throat. There is something there that accelerates a constant state of dread. Very few movies have been able to take me to that place, most of them by Roman Polanski, what about "The Tenant" or "Repulsion"? Other movies that come to mind: David Lynch's "Eraserhead" and Martin Donovan's "Apartment Zero" But "Rosemary's baby" stands alone as a terrifying masterpiece.