Burnt Offerings (1976)

Regisseur:

Dan Curtis

Drehbuchautoren:

Robert Marasco (novel)
William F. Nolan (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

18. Oktober 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery

Werbezeile:

Up the ancient stairs, behind the locked door, something lives, something evil, from which no one has ever returned. [UK]

Plot:

Haunted house chiller from Dan Curtis has Oliver Reed and Karen Black as summer caretakers moving into gothic house with their young son...

Plot Keywords:

Clock | Profanity | Coffin | Music Box | Gazebo

Filmpreise:

6 wins

Nutzerkommentare:

BIG FAN

Besetzung

Karen Black	...	Marian Rolf
Oliver Reed	...	Ben Rolf
Burgess Meredith	...	Arnold Allardyce
Eileen Heckart	...	Roz Allardyce
Lee Montgomery	...	David 'Davey' Rolf (as Lee H. Montgomery)
Dub Taylor	...	Walker
Bette Davis	...	Aunt Elizabeth
Joseph Riley	...	Ben's Father
Todd Turquand	...	Young Ben
Orin Cannon	...	Minister
Jim Myers	...	Dr. Ross
Anthony James	...	The Chauffeur

Alternativ:

Landhaus der toten Seelen, Das (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) [de]

Länge:

116 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Mono

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG

Drehorte:

Dunsmuir House & Gardens - 2960 Peralta Oaks Court, Oakland, California, USA

Firma:

Dan Curtis Productions

Dies und das:

Karen Black was four months pregnant during the shoot, and explains that her belly was concealed with some clever wardrobe tactics.

Pannen:

Crew oder Equipment sichtbar: When all the clocks move to midnight on their own, wires are visible pulling the hands around.

Dialogzitate:

Roz Allardyce: God when it comes alive - tell them, Brother. Tell them what it's like in the summer.
Arnold Allardyce: Well they'd never believe it - it's beyond *anything* that you have you *ever* seen in your life.
Roz Allardyce: There are centuries in this room, Mrs. Rolf... there are years, years in this house.
Arnold Allardyce: Oh yes, and this house will be here long, long after you have departed. You'll believe me.

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BIG FAN

I've been a big fan of this movie for years, ever since I was about 12. And I've watched as time and time again people have complained about this movie, and I just didn't get it. Now I'm grown up and I see the flaws, but I still don't care. I love Oliver Reed and Karen Black and don't think it could have been acted better. Watching her grow more an more attached to the house is very interesting. The best part I thought was when she surprises her son who drops a crystal bowl that smashes on the floor, and she kneels there, holding the fragments in her hands, sobbing hysterically, almost like a child had died. The boy, Lee Montgomery, I've never had a problem with. The kid from the Shining, now HE was annoying. hehe. And above all, I LOVE how the movie ends. Although it's predictable, it was VERY welcome. Movies with sad, creepy endings that leave you with a shiver always work for me.