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A man travels to the remote and decaying mansion of his old friend Roderick Usher, who lives in isolation with his mysterious and gravely ill wife, Madeleine. As the strange atmosphere surrounding the Usher family grows increasingly unsettling, the visitor finds himself drawn into their world of obsession, illness, and supernatural dread.

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Director
Jean Epstein
Produced by
Jean Epstein
Cinematographers
Georges Lucas, Jean Lucas
Origin country
France
Runtime
1h 3m
Language
French
TMDB
7.1/10 (148 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
100% Fresh
IMDb
7.2/10 (4,830 votes)
Released October 4, 1928·La Chute de la maison Usher

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