The Legacy
“It is a birthright of living death...”
A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.
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Cast
14 people
Katharine Ross
Margaret Walsh
Known for
The Graduate
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Sam Elliott
Pete Danner
Known for
A Star Is Born
Ghost Rider
Roger Daltrey
Clive Jackson
Known for
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
Tommy
John Standing
Jason Mountolive
Known for
V for Vendetta
Patrick Melrose
Ian Hogg
Harry
Known for
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
The Miniaturist
Margaret Tyzack
Nurse Adams
Known for
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Charles Gray
Karl Liebnecht
Known for
Diamonds Are Forever
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Lee Montague
Jacques Grandier
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Holocaust
Hildegard Neil
Barbara Kirstenburg
Known for
The Man Who Haunted Himself
A Touch of Class
Marianne Broome
Maria
Also in
The Slipper and the Rose
Patsy Smart
Cook
Known for
The Elephant Man
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
William Abney
Butler
Known for
The City of the Dead
Richard Marquand Director · Jimmy Sangster Screenplay Paul Wheeler Screenplay
Worldwide gross $11M · Budget $2.5M · United States release September 14, 1979
Box office
Budget
$2,500,000
Worldwide gross
$11,364,985
Gross vs. budget
4.5×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Pethurst Ltd.
Production
The Turman-Foster Company
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 29, 1978
Theatrical · Originally rated X
United States · September 14, 1979
Theatrical
Germany
May 26, 2022 · Physical
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