The House That Screamed

"One by one they will die!"

1969 1h 40m ES

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★6.5TMDB · 133

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Southern France, 19th century. Teresa, a young girl, arrives at an isolated female boarding school that is tyrannically mastered by Mrs. Fourneau, the strict headmistress, whose protective shadow haunts Luis, her weak son.

“One by one they will die!”

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Cast

Lilli Palmer
Mrs. Fourneau
Cristina Galbó
Teresa
John Moulder-Brown
Luis
Maribel Martín
Isabel
Mary Maude
Irene
Cándida Losada
Ms. Desprez
Pauline Challoner
Catalina
Tomás Blanco
Pedro Baldié

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chicho Ibáñez Serrador
Writers: Chicho Ibáñez Serrador, Juan Tébar
Languages: English
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Chicho Ibáñez Serrador, shot by Manuel Berenguer. 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 Waldo de los Ríos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Lilli Palmer and Cristina Galbó and John Moulder-Brown carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "One by one they will die!".

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IMDB entry: tt0064888 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Chicho Ibáñez Serrador directs. Manuel Berenguer behind the camera. Waldo de los Ríos scores. Mercedes Alonso cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in English.

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157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Chicho Ibáñez Serrador, shot by Manuel Berenguer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Waldo de los Ríos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Mercedes Alonso shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lilli Palmer and Cristina Galbó and John Moulder-Brown carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "One by one they will die!".
7IMDB entry: tt0064888 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Manuel Berenguer
Original score: Waldo de los Ríos
Editing: Mercedes Alonso
Production design: Ramiro Gómez
Makeup / hair: Carmen Martín
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: ES
IMDB: The House That Screamed (1969)

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Wuchak2023-10-09
★ 7/10
Sort of “Psycho” at a finishing school in the late 1800s During the Victorian Era, a new student (Cristina Galbó) is brought to boarding school for “difficult” girls in France, run by a strict headmistress (Lilli Palmer). Teresa has to deal with the mean girl in charge (Mary Maude) while befriending the teenage son of the headmistress (John Moulder-Brown). The situation takes a turn for the worse as girls go missing. A Spanish production, “The House That Screamed” debuted in Spain at the end of 1969 titled “La residencia” and didn’t make it to North America until 1971. It is a psychological youth drama that eventually throws in bits of horror. No, it's not an exact copy of “Psycho”; it has its uniqueness, but the similarities are there. So, it's an early slasher, but with less focus on kills and more on psychological drama/mystery. "Lust for a Vampire" came out a year later and had a similar milieu, just with the vampire angle. “Suspiria” was obviously inspired by it. Fans of "Lust for a Vampire," "Picnic at Hanging Rock," “Suspiria,” “The Woods” and “The Moth Diaries” should appreciate “The House That Screamed” since it’s the template. It features the first ever close-up slow-motion murder in the history of Spanish cinema and was the highest-grossing film there at the time. The movie runs 1 hours, 38 minutes, and was shot in Madrid with exteriors of the school done 288 miles north of there at Palacio de Sobrellano in Comillas, Spain, which is on the Bay of Biscay. GRADE: B-/B

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