You may not believe in ghosts but you cannot deny terror.
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…
The Haunting (1963) is a horror film directed by Robert Wise, released on March 28, 1963 with a runtime of 1h 52m. It stars Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson and Russ Tamblyn. Viewers rate it 7.1 out of 10 across 733 ratings.
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Julie Harris
as Eleanor Lance
Claire Bloom
as Theodora
Richard Johnson
as Dr. John Markway
Russ Tamblyn
as Luke Sanderson
Fay Compton
as Mrs. Sanderson
Rosalie Crutchley
as Mrs. Dudley
Lois Maxwell
as Grace Markway
Valentine Dyall
as Mr. Dudley
Diane Clare
as Carrie Fredericks
Ronald Adam
as Eldridge Harper
Pamela Buckley
as First Mrs. Crain (uncredited)
Frieda Knorr
as Second Mrs. Crain (uncredited)
Directed by Robert Wise, written by Shirley Jackson and Nelson Gidding, produced by Robert Wise.
Average viewer score of 7.1/10 from 733 ratings.
Many years ago little nutshell asked Mommy and Daddy for permission to stay up and watch this movie. He soon regretted it, as this bone-chilling ghost story nearly caused the young lad to soil his shorts, and it would be several more days until he could fall asleep with the lights out. Even today, I can't watch this movie in an empty house with the lights off. It's just too damn scary. Robert Wise had one of the…
Reviewed on May 16, 2020
And whatever walked there, walked alone. The Haunting is directed by Robert Wise and adapted to screenplay by Nelson Gidding from the Shirley Jackson novel The Haunting of Hill House. It stars Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn and Lois Maxwell. Music is by Humphrey Searle and cinematography by David Boulton. Hill House has a troubled history, death, either by accident or by suicide, has…
Reviewed on October 4, 2020
**A simple film with a basic script, but which scares us in such a way that it still has an influence on horror productions today.** Movies about haunted houses? Whoever saw one of them, saw them all… right? I like to think not. And this film is probably the grandfather of a good number of them! Currently forgotten due to the passage of time, the film had a much weaker remake in 1999, and I believe that it is…
Reviewed on September 12, 2023
The wealthy "Crain" builds a gothic mansion in a remote part of New England where he plans to house his new wife and daughter. Mysteriously, she doesn't survive long enough to ever move in and as we skip forward almost a century, we find the house bleak and run-down and now inherited by a distant relative of the daughter. It's this house that "Dr. Markway" (Richard Johnson) is determined to investigate. He has…
Reviewed on December 29, 2024
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The main cast of The Haunting (1963) includes Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn and Fay Compton. The film was directed by Robert Wise. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Haunting was released on March 28, 1963 and runs for 1h 52m.
The Haunting (1963) holds an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from 733 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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