The Haunting
1963 · Movie · G · 112 min · ★ 7.1 · 81% critics
A researcher invites a small group of strangers to spend several nights in an isolated mansion under the cover of a sleep study, hoping to investigate rumored paranormal activity. As unsettling sounds and strange events build, the house’s dark past and the guests’ fears begin to blur the line between imagination and something truly sinister.
Based on The Haunting of Hill House
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Details
- Years
- 1963
- Release date
- 1963-03-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (713 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want classic, slow-burn haunted-house dread that relies on suggestion more than gore, in the vein of The Innocents; Not for you if you need fast pacing or clear answers.
Pros: eerie haunted-house atmosphere; tension from the unseen; memorable set pieces | Cons: slow, talky pacing; thin experiment setup; divisive lead character
Themes
- suicide
- experiment
- based on novel or book
- alcohol
- insanity
- haunted house
- disappearance
- black and white
- orphan
- nervous breakdown
- house of horrors
- super power
- +2 more
Cast & crew
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
Directed by Robert Wise