The House of Dies Drear

"Is it, or isn't it...haunted?"

1984 1h 56m EN

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8.0

BANGER

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6.4

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★8.0TMDB · 1★6.4IMDB · 217

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Synopsis

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A young black man and his family move into a home in rural Ohio and discover that during the Civil War it was used by a Dutch immigrant to smuggle runaway slaves to freedom. Soon they begin to suspect that the ghosts of slaves who passed through there are haunting the house.

“Is it, or isn't it...haunted?”

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Cast

Howard Rollins
Walter Small
Shavar Ross
Thomas Small
Gloria Foster
Sheila Small
Moses Gunn
River Lewis Darrow
Clarence Williams III
Mayhew Skinner
Joe Seneca
Pluto
Frances Foster
Great-Grandmother Jeffers
Hardee T. Lineham
Edgar Carr

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Allan A. Goldstein
Writers: Richard Wesley
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Allan A. Goldstein, shot by Marc Champion. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Edward Bland. 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 Victor Kanefsky 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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Howard Rollins and Shavar Ross and Gloria Foster carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Is it, or isn't it...haunted?".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0264696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Allan A. Goldstein directs. Marc Champion behind the camera. Edward Bland scores. Victor Kanefsky cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Allan A. Goldstein, shot by Marc Champion. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Edward Bland. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Victor Kanefsky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Howard Rollins and Shavar Ross and Gloria Foster carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Is it, or isn't it...haunted?".
8IMDB entry: tt0264696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.