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House of Usher
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House of Usher

1960

Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher

Directed by Roger Corman

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Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

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Director
Roger Corman
Produced by
Roger Corman
Composer
Les Baxter
Cinematographer
Floyd Crosby
Origin country
United States
Runtime
1h 19m
Language
en
Rating
NR
Also known as
The Fall of the House of Usher, The Mysterious House of Usher
TMDB
6.7/10 (358 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
83% Fresh
Metacritic
75/100
IMDb
6.9/10 (16,233 votes)
Released June 18, 1960·$270,000 budget·$1,450,000 revenue

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The Evolution of HorrorHOME INVASION Pt 8: House of Usher (1960) & The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

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