House of Usher
1960 · Movie · NR · 79 min · ★ 6.7 · 80% critics
A man arrives at a decaying country estate to reunite with his fiancée, only to be met by her troubled brother, who insists their family is cursed and the marriage must not happen. As tensions rise inside the crumbling house, dread builds and the visitor begins to suspect the home itself is part of the danger.
Based on The Fall of the House of Usher
Also known as The Fall of the House of Usher · The Mysterious House of Usher · Haunted House of Usher
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Details
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-06-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (362 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you’re in the mood for a classic, slow-burn gothic chiller with a heavy, haunted-house vibe and melodrama; Not for you if you want fast scares or constant action like The Pit and the Pendulum.
Pros: moody gothic atmosphere; strong central performance; eerie sense of dread | Cons: slow pacing; talky and repetitive; uneven acting moments
Themes
- curse
- mansion
- new england
- old house
- based on short story
- 19th century
Cast & crew
Vincent Price
as Roderick Usher
Mark Damon
as Philip Winthrop
Myrna Fahey
as Madeline Usher
Harry Ellerbe
as Bristol
- DA
David Andar
as Ghost (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
as Ghost (uncredited)
- MB
Mario Bellini
as Ghost (uncredited)
- EL
Eleanor LeFaber
as Ghost (uncredited)
- NA
Nadajan
as Ghost (uncredited)
- RO
Ruth Oklander
as Ghost (uncredited)
Directed by Roger Corman