Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…
Directed by Robert Wise
suicide
experiment
based on novel or book
alcohol
insanity
haunted house
disappearance
black and white
orphan
nervous breakdown
house of horrors
super power
anthropologist
bewildered
Rank
#15 in 1963·#2734 overall
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Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
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Cast
Julie Harris
Eleanor Lance
Claire Bloom
Theodora
Richard Johnson
Dr. John Markway
Russ Tamblyn
Luke Sanderson
Fay Compton
Mrs. Sanderson
Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs. Dudley
Lois Maxwell
Grace Markway
Valentine Dyall
Mr. Dudley
Diane Clare
Carrie Fredericks
Ronald Adam
Eldridge Harper
Verina Greenlaw
Dora Fredericks (uncredited)
Paul Maxwell
Bud Fredericks (uncredited)
Crew
Robert Wise
Director
Robert Wise
Producer
Shirley Jackson
Novel
Irene Howard
Casting
Popular Reviews
314 reviews
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7.0★ · 05/24/26
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Thegreatgibbsby
6.0★ · 04/22/26
I'm just a stupid straight guy and didn't pick up on the lesbian subtext untiI I just read all the reviews on here. I was about to write that Claire Bloom playing a reeaaaaal bitch is the clear highlight so now I feel especially stupid
I'm just a stupid straight guy and didn't pick up on the lesbian subtext untiI I just read all the reviews on here. I was about to write that Claire Bloom playing a reeaaaaal bitch is the clear highlight so now I feel especially stupid
