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The Haunting

on BBC Two England

The feature film starring Julie Harris Claire Bloom , Russ Tamblyn
Three mysterious deaths have left Hill House , an old mansion near Boston, shrouded in an aura of evil. Richard Markway decides to open up the 'haunted house' after 80 years and goes there with a team of helpers, including the sceptical Luke and Theo who has extrasensory powers. But when the group assembles the haunting and terror begin again. This remarkable and spine-chilling film is one of the best essays in the supernatural ever put on screen.
Screenplay by NELSON GIDDING
Based on the novel The Haunting of Hill House by SHIRLEY JACKSON
Produced and directed by ROBERT WISE Films: page 12

Contributors

Unknown:
Julie Harris
Unknown:
Claire Bloom
Unknown:
Russ Tamblyn
Unknown:
Hill House
Unknown:
Richard Markway
Play By:
Nelson Gidding
Unknown:
Shirley Jackson
Directed By:
Robert Wise
Eleanor:
Julie Harris
Theo:
Claire Bloom
Dr Markway:
Richard Johnson
Luke Sannerson:
Russ Tamblyn
Mrs Sannerson:
Fay Compton
Mrs Dudley:
Rosalie Crutchley
Grace Markway:
Lois Maxwell
Mr Dudley:
Valentine Dyall
Carrie Fredericks:
Diane Clare
Eldridge Harper:
Ronald Adam
Second Mrs Grain:
Freda Knorr
Abigail, aged 6:
Janet Mansell
Abigail, aged:
Amy Dalby
Abigail's companion:
Rosemary Dorken
First Mrs Grain:
Pamela Buckley
Hugh Grain:
Howard Lang

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