Haunted

"A Supernatural Tale of Love and Mystery"

1995 1h 48m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 186

MysteryHorrorFantasyRomance

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Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins to doubt his own senses, and watching the strange behaviour of its residents does not make his task any easier. In time, he finds there's more to Edbrook than even he can debunk.

“A Supernatural Tale of Love and Mystery”

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Cast

Aidan Quinn
Professor David Ash
Kate Beckinsale
Christina Mariell
Anthony Andrews
Robert Mariell
John Gielgud
Dr Henry Doyle
Anna Massey
Nanny Tess Webb
Alex Lowe
Simon Mariell
Geraldine Somerville
Kate
Victoria Shalet
Juliet Ash

Credits

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Director: Lewis Gilbert
Writers: Lewis Gilbert, Bob Kellett, Timothy Prager
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lewis Gilbert, shot by Tony Pierce-Roberts. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Debbie Wiseman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Jympson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Aidan Quinn and Kate Beckinsale and Anthony Andrews carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A Supernatural Tale of Love and Mystery".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0113269 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lewis Gilbert directs. Tony Pierce-Roberts behind the camera. Debbie Wiseman scores. John Jympson cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Directed by Lewis Gilbert, shot by Tony Pierce-Roberts. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Debbie Wiseman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John Jympson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aidan Quinn and Kate Beckinsale and Anthony Andrews carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A Supernatural Tale of Love and Mystery".
8IMDB entry: tt0113269 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tony Pierce-Roberts
Original score: Debbie Wiseman
Editing: John Jympson
Production design: John Fenner
Costume design: Jane Robinson
Makeup / hair: Christine Beveridge
VFX supervisor: Robert Duncan
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Haunted (1995)

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John Chard2013-11-30
★ 7.5/10
The Edbrook Haunting. Haunted is directed by Lewis Gilbert, who co-adapts the screenplay with Bob Kellett and Timothy Prager from the novel written by James Herbert. It stars Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale, Anthony Andrews, Alex Lowe, John Gielgud and Anna Massey. Music is by Debbie Wiseman and cinematography by Tony Pierce-Roberts. Following the accidental death of his twin sister when they were just kids, David Ash (Quinn) has grown up to be a parapsychologist determined to debunk the existence of ghosts. Receiving an invitation from the Mariell family to investigate supernatural activity at their family home, Edbrook House, David accepts and quickly finds his life flipped upside down… It’s from the old fashioned school of horror, a period piece of some worth, but not one for anyone looking to be scared out of their wits. Actually the novel by the late great James Herbert was becalmed when judged by his superb standards, so it really will help any potential first time viewer to go into this expecting a more ethereal chiller than anything else. There’s an air of romanticism constantly hanging in the air, and with Gilbert nodding towards the likes of The Haunting for his scares and Don’t Look Now for the meditation on grief angle, it’s a film of mixed blessings. Also nice to see very good period design for the 1920s setting, while Roberts’ photography skilfully brings beauty to the English countryside and murkier tones for the inner workings of Edbrook House. Cast are fine, with Quinn and a perky Beckinsale creating good sensual chemistry, and Andrews and Lowe are suitably odd as the clearly off-kilter Mariell brothers. Massey, however, is not challenged by her role and Gilegud is only really filing in for an easy money cameo. It gets away from itself a little in the final stretch, where it’s not helped by some shoddy effects work, but there’s good value to be had in the picture. With grief, guilt, redemption and incest bubbling away thematically, and the spectral visage of David’s dead sister haunting the edges of the frame, film never lacks for literate effort or a sense of unease. The book is much better, mind. 7/10

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