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The Haunting(Movie, 1963)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 52min | Genre: Horror
The HauntingRating: 3.6/5 (with 253253 votes)
The Haunting is a 1963 British horror film directed and produced by Robert Wise, adapted by Nelson Gidding from Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House. It stars Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, and Russ Tamblyn. The film depicts the experiences of a small group of people invited by a paranormal investigator to investigate a purportedly haunted house. Screenwriter Gidding, who had worked with director Wise on the 1958 film I Want to Live!, began a six-month write of the script after reading the book, which Wise had given to him. He perceived the book to be more about mental breakdown than ghosts, and although he was informed after meeting author Shirley Jackson that it was very much a supernatural novel, elements of mental breakdown were introduced into the film. The film was shot at the MGM-British Studios near London, UK on... ()
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"The Haunting" is currently available on 2 providers. The Haunting can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 51min
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Duration: 1h 47min
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Amazon Instant Video
Available languages: German, English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 51min
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Apple / iTunes Store
Duration: 1h 47min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD Blu-ray

About The Haunting

Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.

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Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Plays in: Massachusetts
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 17 languages: German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 01/03/1964 (World premiere: 08/21/1963)
Director: Robert Wise
Producer: Robert Wise
Screenwriter: Nelson Gidding
Film Editor: Ernest Walter
Composer: Humphrey Searle
Costume designer: Mary Quant
Production Designer: Elliot Scott
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Desafio ao Além"
"La casa encantada"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:7358, Added: 02/18/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024