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The Shining (Original title)Stephen King's The Shining (Alternative title)
Dates: 1980 (Copyright), 05 October 1980 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick

Synopsis: Jack Torrance, a struggling writer, agrees to act as caretaker for the Overlook Hotel in the mountains of Colorado while it is closed for the winter. He drives up with his wife Wendy and young son Danny, and they prepare for a few months of peace and solitude. Soon, however, Danny begins to have visions of the evil that lurks in the hotel, and Jack starts to become distracted...

Genre:
Horror

Subjects:
Hotels, Writers, Mazes, Children, Snow, Predictions, Family, Mental disorders
Releases
Date: 1980not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 146 mins Length: 12924 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2012Country: USARelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundAspect ratio: 1.85:1Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFI Bookings
Date: 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - SoundDialogue (original): English
Date: March 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 144 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)

Accessible materials to view(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10753 FeetBFI identifier: C-511363
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2007BFI identifier: N-1432160
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)



Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10770 FeetStock date: 1980BFI identifier: C-153952
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedBFI identifier: N-3644274
Status: Master - Access to film print is subject to clearance


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10753 FeetBFI identifier: C-511363
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)


Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: CombinedStock date: 2007BFI identifier: N-1432160
Status: Viewing - Access to film print is subject to clearance (servicing required)