The Haunting
1963
You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror.
Directed by Robert Wise
User Rating
Intensity
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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- Director
- Robert Wise
- Written by
- Shirley Jackson, Nelson Gidding
- Produced by
- Robert Wise
- Composer
- Humphrey Searle
- Cinematographer
- Davis Boulton
- Editor
- Ernest Walter
- Origin country
- United Kingdom
- Production countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- G
- TMDB
- 7.1/10 (733 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 87% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 74/100
- IMDb
- 7.4/10 (43,796 votes)
Cast
Julie Harris
Eleanor Lance
Claire Bloom
Theodora
Richard Johnson
Dr. John Markway
Russ Tamblyn
Luke Sanderson
Fay Compton
Mrs. Sanderson
Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs. Dudley
Lois Maxwell
Grace Markway
Valentine Dyall
Mr. Dudley
Diane Clare
Carrie Fredericks
Ronald Adam
Eldridge Harper
Pamela Buckley
First Mrs. Crain (uncredited)
Frieda Knorr
Second Mrs. Crain (uncredited)
Amy Dalby
Abigail Crain at 80 years old (uncredited)
Rosemary Dorken
Abigail Crain's Nurse's Companion (uncredited)
Verina Greenlaw
Dora Fredericks (uncredited)
Howard Lang
Hugh Crain (uncredited)
Paul Maxwell
Bud Fredericks (uncredited)
Susan Richards
Nurse (uncredited)
Crew
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Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — GHOSTS Pt 3: The Innocents (1961) & The Haunting (1963)
Appears in
100 Favorites
BFI: The Ultimate Horror Watchlist
Carol Clover — Men, Women, and Chain Saws
Ghosts - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
House of Psychotic Women
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Scream Factory
Stephen King — Danse Macabre
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Variety: 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
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