You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror.
Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…
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Character
Earnest, intimate, grave and bleak.
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Julie HarrisEleanor Lance
- Claire BloomTheodora
- Richard JohnsonDr. John Markway
- Russ TamblynLuke Sanderson
- Fay ComptonMrs. Sanderson
- Rosalie CrutchleyMrs. Dudley
- Lois MaxwellGrace Markway
- Valentine DyallMr. Dudley
- Diane ClareCarrie Fredericks
- Ronald AdamEldridge Harper
Crew
- Robert WiseDirector
- Nelson GiddingScreenplay
- Shirley JacksonNovel
- Davis BoultonDirector of Photography
- Humphrey SearleOriginal Music Composer
- Ernest WalterEditor
- Robert WiseProducer
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Pairings
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Rosemary's Baby 196879% alikeBoth earnest, grave, intimate.
Secret Beyond the Door 194777% alikeBoth earnest, grave, intimate.
The Beguiled 197174% alikeBoth intimate, grave, earnest.
An Inspector Calls 201573% alikeBoth earnest, intimate, grave.
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte 196473% alikeBoth grave, earnest, intimate.
Starve Acre 202472% alikeBoth earnest, grave, intimate.
The Shining 198072% alikeBoth intimate, earnest, grave.
Doubt 200871% alikeBoth earnest, grave, intimate.
Visage 202073% alikeGame · Both earnest, grave, contemplative.
Martha Is Dead 202270% alikeGame · Both earnest, grave, bleak.
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