Dementia 13
“Are you afraid of death by drowning? Have you ever attempted suicide? Have you ever thought of committing murder?”
A scheming widow hatches a bold plan to acquire her late husband's inheritance, unaware that she is being targeted by an ax murderer who lurks in the family's estate.
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Cast
11 people
William Campbell
Richard Haloran
Known for
Man Without a Star
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Luana Anders
Louise Haloran
Known for
Easy Rider
The Pit and the Pendulum
Bart Patton
Billy Haloran
Also in
Riverboat
THX 1138
Mary Mitchel
Kane
Known for
Panic in Year Zero!
Spider Baby
Patrick Magee
Justin Caleb
Known for
A Clockwork Orange
Barry Lyndon
Eithne Dunne
Lady Haloran
Also in
The Mutations
Pride and Prejudice
Peter Read
John Haloran
Known for
The Brain
Karl Schanzer
Simon
Known for
Spider Baby
Ron Perry
Arthur
Derry O'Donavan
Lillian
No other roles listed
Barbara Dowling
Kathleen
No other roles listed
Francis Ford Coppola Director · Ronald Stein Composer Charles Hannawalt Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $48K · Budget $30K · United States release September 25, 1963
Box office
Budget
$30,000
Worldwide gross
$47,664
Gross vs. budget
1.6×
Production
The Filmgroup
Production
Roger Corman Productions
Production
American International Pictures
Production
Ireland · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 7, 1963
Premiere · Indianapolis, Indiana, premiere
United States · September 25, 1963
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States · January 1, 1983
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United States
October 23, 1963 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
January 1, 1985 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
September 21, 2021 · Physical · Director's Cut
April 17, 2026 · Digital · Full Moon
Argentina
June 4, 2005 · Theatrical · in Malba
June 8, 2024 · Limited theatrical · in Malba
November 24, 2024 · Digital · in MUBI
February 26, 2026 · Premiere · in Malba
Canada
September 25, 1963 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 18, 1966 · Theatrical
France
July 24, 1993 · Premiere · L'Étrange Festival
March 17, 1994 · Physical · VHS
April 5, 2011 · Physical · DVD
October 16, 2019 · Premiere · Grand Lyon Film Festival
October 19, 2019 · Physical · 4K restoration
Germany
October 18, 1980 · Theatrical
Italy
June 17, 1964 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 5, 1967 · Theatrical
Portugal
November 2, 1985 · TV
Spain
October 1, 1985 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
December 26, 2014 · Theatrical
April 8, 2015 · Theatrical
April 8, 2025 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 8, 1965 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 1, 1964 · Theatrical
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