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Death Weekend(Movie, 1976)

1h 27min | Genres: Horror, Thriller
Death WeekendRating: 3.1/5 (with 1515 votes)
Death Weekend (released in the US under the title The House by the Lake) is a 1976 Canadian horror/thriller film. It stars Brenda Vaccaro and Don Stroud and was one of the first films from Canadian director William Fruet. The low-budget production was shot in rural Canada and at a studio in Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada. In 2019, the film got a Blu-ray release from Germany. The VHS was seized and confiscated in the UK under Section 3 of the Obscene Publications Act 1959 during the video nasty panic. ()
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Awards & Nominations for Death Weekend

Sitges Film Festival Best Actress Award Sitges Film Festival Best Screenplay Award

About Death Weekend

Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he invites Diane, a former fashion model. On their way to the house, Diane runs a gang of thugs off the road. Humiliated, the thugs track down the couple for revenge.

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The House by the Lake (1976) ORIGINAL Trailer [HD 1080p](Trailer, 1:38)

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Additional Information

Production country: Canada
Plays in: Ontario
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date GR: 09/17/1976
Cast: Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck Shamata, Richard Ayres, Kyle Edwards, Ed McNamara, Richard Donat
Director: William Fruet
Screenwriter: William Fruet
Executive Producer: John Dunning
Film Editor: Debra Karen, Jean Lafleur
Composer: Ivan Reitman
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Bluthunde"
"Week-end sauvage"
"The House by the Lake"
Budget: 500,000 USD

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