The Haunting
“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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Cast
19 people
Julie Harris
Eleanor Lance
Known for
East of Eden
The Civil War
Claire Bloom
Theodora
Known for
Limelight
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Richard Johnson
Dr. John Markway
Known for
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Russ Tamblyn
Luke Sanderson
Known for
Twin Peaks
West Side Story
Fay Compton
Mrs. Sanderson
Known for
Odd Man Out
Othello
Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs. Dudley
Known for
Smiley's People
The Message
Lois Maxwell
Grace Markway
Known for
From Russia with Love
Lolita
Valentine Dyall
Mr. Dudley
Known for
The City of the Dead
I Know Where I'm Going!
Diane Clare
Carrie Fredericks
Known for
The Plague of the Zombies
Ice Cold in Alex
Ronald Adam
Eldridge Harper
Known for
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Tomb of Ligeia
Pamela Buckley
First Mrs. Crain (uncredited)
Frieda Knorr
Second Mrs. Crain (uncredited)
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Pop Pirates
Judge the Bloody City
Robert Wise Director · Nelson Gidding Screenplay Shirley Jackson Author
Worldwide gross $1M · Budget $1M · United States release August 21, 1963
Box office
Budget
$1,050,000
Worldwide gross
$1,020,000
Gross vs. budget
1.0×
Production
Argyle Enterprises
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 28, 1963
Theatrical
United States · August 21, 1963
Limited theatrical
United States · June 1, 1990
Physical · VHS
United States
August 22, 1963 · Theatrical
Australia
February 14, 1964 · Theatrical
July 29, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
August 25, 1963 · Theatrical
Germany
January 3, 1964 · Theatrical
Italy
October 31, 1963 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 8, 2003 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
July 31, 1964 · Theatrical
Spain
August 21, 1963 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 3, 1995 · Physical · VHS
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