The Haunting (Original title)
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 19 January 1964 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirected by: Robert Wise
Synopsis: A team of two women and a man led by Dr John Markway, an open-minded professor of anthropology, undertake to investigate the frightening phenomena at Hill House where three deaths took place nearly a hundred years before. The tension under which the investigations take place is heightened by the emotional entanglement of three of the team. The appearance of Grace Markway who defies the ghosts and suddenly disappears, leads to the death of one of the women. The house has added another victim to its death role.
Genre: Horror
Title: Benson turns back the clock - 1963Author: BENSON, Raymond Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The author briefly examines the cinema of 1963 and lists his top ten films from that year.
In: Premiere v17 n1 September 2003 Pages: 91-92
Title: Home guideAuthor: [C.E.] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: [US release].
In: Film Score Monthly v8 n7 August 2003 Page: 45
Title: The laserphile: scary tricks and treatsAuthor: DURSIN, Andy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 27 Oct 2003 Page: 38
Title: DVD ReviewsAuthor: COCKRELL, Eddie Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Cinefantastique v35 n4 Aug/Sep 2003 Page: 68
Title: DVD in brief: The HAUNTINGAuthor: D.E.W. Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Journal of Popular Film & Television v30 n3 Autumn 2002 Pages: 166-176
Title: Thrice-told tales:The Haunting, from Novel to Film...to FilmAuthor: SCHNEIDER, Steven Jay Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A comparative analysis of Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel 'The Haunting of Hill House' and Robert Wise's and Jan Debont's cinematic adaptations of it, from a linguistic, stylistic and thematic perspective.
In: Creative Screenwriting v6 n4 Jul/Aug 1999 Pages: 32-37
Title: Flawed protagonists & haunted houses in The Haunting &...Author: DUVALL, Daniel S. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A discussion of the adaptation of a protagonists inner thoughts from novel to screen in screenplays by Nelson Giddings for The HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (1963), David Self The HAUNTING (1999) and Diane Johnson The SHINING
In: Fangoria n185 August 1999 Pages: 10-17,82
Title: The original ghostwriterAuthor: WEAVER, Tom Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Nelson Gidding talks about his work scriptwriting, including The HAUNTING.
In: American Cinematographer v80 n8 August 1999 Pages: 82-88
Title: Elegant chillsAuthor: TURNER, George E. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Background to the production and shooting of Robert Wise's The HAUNTING (1963).
In: Cinefantastique v29 n4/5 October 1997 Pages: 72-79, 125
Title: The Sound of ScreamingAuthor: SZEBIN, Frederick C. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part One of a retrospective of the horror films of Robert Wise, focussing especially on The CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE, The HAUNTING and AUDREY ROSE
In: Filmfax n49 Mar/Apr 1995 Page: 30,32
Title: DiscflixAuthor: HOGAN, David J. Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Flesh and Blood n5 September 1995 Page: 10
Title: videoAuthor: FENTON, Harvey Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Note on the video release
In: Sight and Sound v4 n2 February 1994 Page: 43
Title: Obsession: Spiralling FearAuthor: YUZNA, Brian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brian Yuzna explains why he finds THE HAUNTING so frightening.
In: Fangoria v7 n65 July 1987 Page: 18
Title: The Video Eye of Dr. CyclopsArticle type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Films and Filming n397 October 1987 Page: 11
Title: [Films and Filming - n397 October 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that the house where this film was shot is Ettington Hall, Stratford-Upon-Avon.
In: StarBurst n58 June 1983 Pages: 44-46
Title: [StarBurst - n58 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v2 1964
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v2 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Amateur Cine World v7 n6 6 Feb 1964 Page: 177
Title: [Amateur Cine World - v7 n6 6 Feb 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v31 n360 January 1964 Page: 5
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v31 n360 January 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2932 12 Dec 1963 Page: 8
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2932 12 Dec 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v230 n9 2 Oct 1963 Page: 898
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v230 n9 2 Oct 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v123 n37 22 Aug 1963 Page: 7
Title: [The Film Daily - v123 n37 22 Aug 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Film and TV Technician v29 n227 December 1963
Title: [Film and TV Technician - v29 n227 December 1963: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v176 n38 21 Aug 1963 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v176 n38 21 Aug 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 21 Aug 1963
Title: [Variety - 21 Aug 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8849 9 Dec 1963 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8849 9 Dec 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2878 29 Nov 1962 Page: 4
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2878 29 Nov 1962: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Full technical credits.
In: Kine Weekly n2876 15 Nov 1962 Page: 18
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2876 15 Nov 1962: no known title]Language: English
Description: On shooting.
In: Page: winter 44
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: JEFFERS MCDONALD, Tamar Pages: x, 212 pages
Description: The book also includes discussion of Little Lamb (2014) and the television series Hunderby (2012).
Title: Cinematic ghosts: haunting and spectrality from silent cinema to the digital era
Author: Leeder, Murray Pages: vii, 307 pages
Title: Ghost images: cinema of the afterlife
Author: RUFFLES, Tom Pages: x, 269 p.
Title: Horror films
Author: MARRIOTT, James Pages: v, 298 p.
Title: Horror film reader
Author: SILVER, Alain Pages: x, 320p.
Title: Women in film noir
Author: KAPLAN, E. Ann Pages: vii-ix, 238p.
Title: Bright darkness: the lost art of the supernatural horror film
Author: DYSON, Jeremy Pages: vii-xvii, 282p.
Title: Cut! horror writers on horror film
Author: GOLDEN, Christopher Pages: 297p.
Title: Sexuality and space
Author: COLOMINA, Beatriz Pages: 389 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10271 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-75065
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10051 FeetBFI identifier: C-75066
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-1291255
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MOVBFI identifier: N-4462198
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Film materials(9)
Description: BFI identifier: C-75067
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-75064
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10047 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-75063
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10271 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-75065
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10051 FeetBFI identifier: C-75066
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-1291255
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 10264 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-75061
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10289 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-75060
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 10264 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-75062
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 19 January 1964 (Release)Countries: USA, United KingdomDirected by: Robert Wise
Synopsis: A team of two women and a man led by Dr John Markway, an open-minded professor of anthropology, undertake to investigate the frightening phenomena at Hill House where three deaths took place nearly a hundred years before. The tension under which the investigations take place is heightened by the emotional entanglement of three of the team. The appearance of Grace Markway who defies the ghosts and suddenly disappears, leads to the death of one of the women. The house has added another victim to its death role.
Genre: Horror
Credits
(28)
©: Inc. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Argyle Enterprises, Presents: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Producer: Robert Wise, Associate Producer: Denis Johnson, Assistant Director: David Tomblin, Continuity: Hazel Swift, Casting: Irene Howard, Screenplay by: Nelson Gidding, Based on 'The Haunting of Hill House' by: Shirley Jackson, Director of Photography: Davis Boulton, Camera Operator: Alan McCabe, Special Effects: Tom Howard, Editor: Ernest Walter, Production Designer: Elliot Scott, Set Decorator: John Jarvis, Sketch Artist: Ivor Beddoes, Wardrobe Supervisor: Maude Churchill, Claire Bloom's Clothes by: Mary Quant, Make-up: Tom Smith, Hairdresser: Joan Johnstone, Music Composed and Conducted by: Humphrey Searle, Recording Supervisor: A.W. Watkins, Sound Recordist: Gerry Turner, Dubbing Mixer: J.B. Smith, Logo [Sound System]: Westrex Recording System, Dubbing Editor: Allan Sones
Cast
(21)
Julie Harris (Eleanor Lance), Claire Bloom (Theo), Richard Johnson (Dr John Markway), Russ Tamblyn (Luke Sannerson), Fay Compton (Mrs Sannerson), Rosalie Crutchley (Mrs Dudley), Lois Maxwell (Grace Markway), Valentine Dyall (Mr Dudley), Diane Clare (Carrie Fredericks), Ronald Adam (Eldridge Harper), Frieda Knorr (2nd Mrs. Crain), Janet Mansell (Abigail, aged six), Amy Dalby (Abigail, aged Eighty), Rosemary Dorken (Abigail's Companion), Pamela Buckley (1st Mrs. Crain), Howard Lang (Hugh Crain), Mavis Villiers (Landlady), Verina Greenlaw (Dora), Paul Maxwell (Bud), Claud Jones (Fat Man), Susan Richards (Nurse)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(29)
In: Cinema Retro v2 n4 Winter 2006 Pages: 8-10Title: Benson turns back the clock - 1963Author: BENSON, Raymond Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: The author briefly examines the cinema of 1963 and lists his top ten films from that year.
In: Premiere v17 n1 September 2003 Pages: 91-92
Title: Home guideAuthor: [C.E.] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: [US release].
In: Film Score Monthly v8 n7 August 2003 Page: 45
Title: The laserphile: scary tricks and treatsAuthor: DURSIN, Andy Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Variety 27 Oct 2003 Page: 38
Title: DVD ReviewsAuthor: COCKRELL, Eddie Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
In: Cinefantastique v35 n4 Aug/Sep 2003 Page: 68
Title: DVD in brief: The HAUNTINGAuthor: D.E.W. Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Journal of Popular Film & Television v30 n3 Autumn 2002 Pages: 166-176
Title: Thrice-told tales:The Haunting, from Novel to Film...to FilmAuthor: SCHNEIDER, Steven Jay Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A comparative analysis of Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel 'The Haunting of Hill House' and Robert Wise's and Jan Debont's cinematic adaptations of it, from a linguistic, stylistic and thematic perspective.
In: Creative Screenwriting v6 n4 Jul/Aug 1999 Pages: 32-37
Title: Flawed protagonists & haunted houses in The Haunting &...Author: DUVALL, Daniel S. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A discussion of the adaptation of a protagonists inner thoughts from novel to screen in screenplays by Nelson Giddings for The HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (1963), David Self The HAUNTING (1999) and Diane Johnson The SHINING
In: Fangoria n185 August 1999 Pages: 10-17,82
Title: The original ghostwriterAuthor: WEAVER, Tom Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Nelson Gidding talks about his work scriptwriting, including The HAUNTING.
In: American Cinematographer v80 n8 August 1999 Pages: 82-88
Title: Elegant chillsAuthor: TURNER, George E. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Background to the production and shooting of Robert Wise's The HAUNTING (1963).
In: Cinefantastique v29 n4/5 October 1997 Pages: 72-79, 125
Title: The Sound of ScreamingAuthor: SZEBIN, Frederick C. Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Part One of a retrospective of the horror films of Robert Wise, focussing especially on The CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE, The HAUNTING and AUDREY ROSE
In: Filmfax n49 Mar/Apr 1995 Page: 30,32
Title: DiscflixAuthor: HOGAN, David J. Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Flesh and Blood n5 September 1995 Page: 10
Title: videoAuthor: FENTON, Harvey Article type: Short ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Note on the video release
In: Sight and Sound v4 n2 February 1994 Page: 43
Title: Obsession: Spiralling FearAuthor: YUZNA, Brian Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: Brian Yuzna explains why he finds THE HAUNTING so frightening.
In: Fangoria v7 n65 July 1987 Page: 18
Title: The Video Eye of Dr. CyclopsArticle type: Video ReviewLanguage: English
In: Films and Filming n397 October 1987 Page: 11
Title: [Films and Filming - n397 October 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that the house where this film was shot is Ettington Hall, Stratford-Upon-Avon.
In: StarBurst n58 June 1983 Pages: 44-46
Title: [StarBurst - n58 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: British National Film Catalogue v2 1964
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v2 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Amateur Cine World v7 n6 6 Feb 1964 Page: 177
Title: [Amateur Cine World - v7 n6 6 Feb 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v31 n360 January 1964 Page: 5
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v31 n360 January 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2932 12 Dec 1963 Page: 8
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2932 12 Dec 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v230 n9 2 Oct 1963 Page: 898
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v230 n9 2 Oct 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: The Film Daily v123 n37 22 Aug 1963 Page: 7
Title: [The Film Daily - v123 n37 22 Aug 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Film and TV Technician v29 n227 December 1963
Title: [Film and TV Technician - v29 n227 December 1963: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v176 n38 21 Aug 1963 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v176 n38 21 Aug 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 21 Aug 1963
Title: [Variety - 21 Aug 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8849 9 Dec 1963 Page: 6
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8849 9 Dec 1963: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2878 29 Nov 1962 Page: 4
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2878 29 Nov 1962: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Full technical credits.
In: Kine Weekly n2876 15 Nov 1962 Page: 18
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2876 15 Nov 1962: no known title]Language: English
Description: On shooting.
In: Page: winter 44
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(9)
Title: Gothic heroines on screen: representation, interpretation, and feminist enquiryAuthor: JEFFERS MCDONALD, Tamar Pages: x, 212 pages
Description: The book also includes discussion of Little Lamb (2014) and the television series Hunderby (2012).
Title: Cinematic ghosts: haunting and spectrality from silent cinema to the digital era
Author: Leeder, Murray Pages: vii, 307 pages
Title: Ghost images: cinema of the afterlife
Author: RUFFLES, Tom Pages: x, 269 p.
Title: Horror films
Author: MARRIOTT, James Pages: v, 298 p.
Title: Horror film reader
Author: SILVER, Alain Pages: x, 320p.
Title: Women in film noir
Author: KAPLAN, E. Ann Pages: vii-ix, 238p.
Title: Bright darkness: the lost art of the supernatural horror film
Author: DYSON, Jeremy Pages: vii-xvii, 282p.
Title: Cut! horror writers on horror film
Author: GOLDEN, Christopher Pages: 297p.
Title: Sexuality and space
Author: COLOMINA, Beatriz Pages: 389 p.
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(10)
Accessible materials to view(3)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10271 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-75065
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10051 FeetBFI identifier: C-75066
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-1291255
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MOVBFI identifier: N-4462198
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Film materials(9)
Description: BFI identifier: C-75067
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetyBFI identifier: C-75064
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10047 FeetStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-75063
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10271 FeetStock date: 1982BFI identifier: C-75065
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10051 FeetBFI identifier: C-75066
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedStock date: 1963BFI identifier: C-1291255
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: Combined as MuteLength: 10264 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-75061
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10289 FeetStock date: 1962BFI identifier: C-75060
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 10264 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-75062
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication