The Haunting

1963 · 1h52 · Film

Directed by Robert Wise

Starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton, Rosalie Crutchley, Lois Maxwell, Valentine Dyall, Diane Clare, Ronald Adam

Ideal when you feel… Bored Curious

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…

Original language

English

Screenplay

Nelson Gidding, Shirley Jackson

Music

Humphrey Searle

Cinematography

Davis Boulton

Cast

Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton, Rosalie Crutchley, Lois Maxwell, Valentine Dyall, Diane Clare, Ronald Adam, Pamela Buckley, Frieda Knorr

Updated July 22, 2026

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