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Los Otros (Original title)The Others (Alternative title)
Date: 2001 (Copyright)

Countries: Spain, USA

Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Synopsis: Thriller set on Jersey Island in 1945: three domestics looking for work turn up at the door of widow Grace looking for work. Grace has two children, Anne and Nicholas, and gladly takes the three on. There is a gardener, Mr Tuttle, a cook, Lydia, and Mrs Mills, a housekeeper. Grace keeps her children on a tight leash: claiming they have an allergy to sunlight the children are all but confined indoors and Grace is extremely strict with the older of the two children, her daughter Anne. However there are strange occurrences and the children claim the house is haunted.

Genres:
Fantasy, Horror

Subjects:
Jersey, Fantasy, Housekeepers
Releases
Date: 2001Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSRuntime: 104 mins Length: 9368 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2001Country: USARelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 104 mins Length: 9368 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2001Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 104 mins Dialogue (original): English
Date: 2001Country: SpainRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - DeLuxe - Sound - Dolby Digital / DTS (sound) / SDDSAspect ratio: 1.85:1Runtime: 104 mins Dialogue (original): English / Dialogue (dubbed): Spanish

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)

Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: NTSCBFI identifier: C-1222472
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access



Video materials(1)
Description: VHS cassetteColour standard: NTSCBFI identifier: C-1222472
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access