House of Dark Shadows

"Come see how the vampires do it"

1970 1h 37m EN

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Synopsis

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Barnabas Collins searches for a cure for vampirism in order to marry a woman resembling his long-lost fiancée Josette.

“Come see how the vampires do it”

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Cast

Jonathan Frid
Barnabas Collins
Grayson Hall
Dr. Julia Hoffman
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Maggie Evans
Nancy Barrett
Carolyn Stoddard
John Karlen
Willie Loomis
Roger Davis
Jeff Clark
Thayer David
Professor T. Eliot Stokes
Louis Edmonds
Roger Collins

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dan Curtis
Writers: Sam Hall, Gordon Russell
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Dark Shadows Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Dan Curtis, shot by Arthur J. Ornitz. 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 Bob Cobert. 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 Arline Garson 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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Jonathan Frid and Grayson Hall and Kathryn Leigh Scott carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Dan Curtis directs. Arthur J. Ornitz behind the camera. Bob Cobert scores. Arline Garson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.
356 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "Dark Shadows Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Dan Curtis, shot by Arthur J. Ornitz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Bob Cobert. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Arline Garson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jonathan Frid and Grayson Hall and Kathryn Leigh Scott carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Come see how the vampires do it".
10IMDB entry: tt0065856 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Only 89 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
12Classified under 18 themes, including "vampire", "transformation", "family history", "reincarnation".

The technical file

Cinematography: Arthur J. Ornitz
Original score: Bob Cobert
Editing: Arline Garson
Production design: Trevor Williams
Costume design: Ramsey Mostoller
Makeup / hair: Robert Layden
Stunt coordinator: Alex Stevens
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $750,000
Box office: $3,672,000
Return: 490% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: House of Dark Shadows (1970)

Part of

Dark Shadows Movie Collection

A series of films based on the cult gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966–71). Each film re-tells a popular storyline from the show: in House of Dark Shadows, the story of the vampire Barnabas Collins; and in Night of Dark Shadows, the story of the witch Angelique, from whom Barnabas received his curse of vampirism.