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The Dunwich Horror

Year:
Duration:
90 min
Genres:
Horror
IMDB rate:
5.4
Director:
Daniel Haller
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1970-01-14
Filming Locations: Mendocino, California, USA
Cast
Actor
Character
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
The Dunwich Horror
Sandra Dee
Nancy Wagner
Ed Begley
Dr. Henry Armitage
Lloyd Bochner
Dr. Cory
Sam Jaffe
Old Whateley
Joanne Moore Jordan
Lavinia Whateley
Donna Baccala
Elizabeth Hamilton
Talia Shire
Nurse Cora (as Talia Coppola)
Michael Fox
Dr. Raskin
Jason Wingreen
Sheriff Harrison
Barboura Morris
Mrs. Cole
Beach Dickerson
Mr. Cole
Michael Haynes
Guard
Toby Russ
Librarian
Jack Pierce
Reeger
Robert Nevin
Man in Cemetery (uncredited)
F.A. Nichols
Mr. Fuller (uncredited)
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Trivia
Keir Dullea and David Carradine were on the ideas list for the male lead.
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Carol Lynley was on the ideas list for the female lead.
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Two sound-stages were used for Sandra Dee's nude scene to prevent "peeping toms." One sound-stage was used to shoot the scene and the other was used to house the cast not needed in the shot.
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Goofs
Every person in the movie pronounces the town's name as "Dun-witch"; in fact, it is pronounced "Dun-itch", with a silent 'W' as in "Greenwich village".
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Faq
Q
Is "The Dunwich Horror" based on a book?
A
The Dunwich Horror is based on a short story of the same name written in 1928 by American fantasy/horror writer H.P. Lovecraft [1890-1937]. It was first published in Weird Tales, April 1929. It was adapted for the screen by director Curtis Hanson with screenwriters Henry Rosenbaum and Ronald Silkosky. A made-for-TV remake, The Dunwich Horror, was released in 2009.
Q
What is 'The Dunwich Horror' about?
A
While returning the legendary Necronomicon at closing time to the Miskatonic University library in Arkham, Massachusetts for her professor Dr Henry Armitage (Ed Begley), grad student Nancy Wagner (Sandra Dee) meets young Wilbur Whateley (Dean Stockwell), who begs her to let him look at the book for just five minutes. Giving in to his hypnotic eyes, Nancy agrees and later even offers him a ride to Dunwich when he misses his bus. While at the house, Wilbur drugs her and makes her stay to be a part in an ancient rite to open a portal between the earth and the dimension where the 'Old Ones' dwell.
Q
How closely does the movie follow Lovecraft's story?
A
Those who have both seen the movie and read the short story say that the movie is disappointing in that it adapted Lovecraft's original ten-chaptered short story far too loosely to be considered anywhere near faithful to the story. Other viewers point out, however, that even if the movie doesn't tell the story as Lovecraft wrote it, it is moody and atmospheric and there are some pretty decent creepy moments to be found. One plus is that the movie doesn't rely on hokey rubber monster suits to portray the creatures that are "not of this earth."
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