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The Haunting

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The Haunting (1963)

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Reviews Counted: 32

Fresh: 27

Rotten:5

Average Rating: 7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: A paranormal investigator invites a trio of people to help him examine Hill House, a sinister family estate haunted by the angry souls from its troubled past. While Eleanor (Julie Harris) looks for... A paranormal investigator invites a trio of people to help him examine Hill House, a sinister family estate haunted by the angry souls from its troubled past. While Eleanor (Julie Harris) looks for an escape from the memory of her recently-deceased mother, she becomes increasingly obsessed with the history of the huge, ominous house. Based on Shirley Jackson's lyrical novel, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE, and one of the most frightening psychological horror films ever made, featuring virtually no blood, gore, or monsters for its effective scares. [More]

Starring: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn

Starring: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Lois Maxwell, Valentine Dyall, Fay Compton, Rosalie Crutchley, Ronald Adam

Director: Robert Wise

Director: Robert Wise
Screenwriter: Nelson Gidding
Producer: Robert Wise
Composer: Humphrey Searle

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People stare about in terror and squeak: 'The house, it's alive!' The picture, it's dead.

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A dark brooding atmosphere, disturbing psychological insights and a handful of suddenly executed surprises make this old horror as fresh and vital as the day it was made.

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10/19/08
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Properly creepy, unlike like the dodgy remake.

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09/25/07
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine

The artful cinematic strokes of director Robert Wise and staff are not quite enough to override the major shortcomings of Nelson Gidding's screenplay.

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09/25/07
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An undeniably effective adaptation of the Shirley Jackson novel and remains one of the best haunted-house movies.

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Pretty effective when it came out; it may be a little stiff in the joints by now, but it's still a much better scare show than the recent stinker remake.

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09/25/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
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02/18/07
Jake Euker
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Knows how to draw fright from its haunted house story.

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10/28/06
Dennis Schwartz
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What makes the film so effective is not so much the slightly sinister characterisation of the generally neurotic group, but the fact that [director] Wise makes the house itself the central character, a beautifully designed and highly atmospheric entity.

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09/23/06
Derek Adams
Time Out

...easily ranks among the finest supernatural suspense films ever made.

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04/06/06
Mark Bourne
DVDJournal.com

Makes more goose pimples than sense.

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05/09/05
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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few filmmakers have drawn fright from nothingness as adeptly as Robert Wise did

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11/06/04
Douglas Pratt
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Ghosts! And they are unseen, frightening things in this creepy classic.

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10/15/04
Steve Crum
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09/02/04
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

The scariest movie of its day

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02/03/04
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10/31/03
Frank Swietek
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One of the best haunted-house movies ever. Very spooky.

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September 15, 2005: Hollywood Giant Robert Wise Passes Away at 91
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