The Haunting
1963 film by Robert Wise
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Summary
The Haunting is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,672 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Robert Wise[3]
- Screenwriter: Nelson Gidding[4]
- Composer: Humphrey Searle[5]
- Genre: horror film[6], psychological horror fiction[7], LGBTQ-related film[8], ghost film[9]
- Based on: The Haunting of Hill House[10]
- Cast member: Julie Harris[11], Claire Bloom[12], Richard Johnson[13], Russ Tamblyn[14], Fay Compton[15], Lois Maxwell[16], Ronald Adam[17], Rosalie Crutchley[18], Valentine Dyall[19]
- Producer: Robert Wise[20]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[21]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[22]
- Distribution format: video on demand[23]
- Review score: 86%[24], 7.9/10[25]
- Color: color[26], black-and-white[27]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[28]
- Publication date: January 1, 1963[29]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[30], Netflix[31]
- Narrative location: Massachusetts[32]
- Main subject: supernatural[33]
- Film editor: Ernest Walter[34]
- Described by source: The Feminist Film Guide[35]
- Title: The Haunting[36]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[37]
- After a work by: Shirley Jackson[38]
- FSK film rating: FSK 16[39]
- Duration: 107 minutes[40]
- Costume designer: Mary Quant[41]
Why It Matters
The Haunting has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]