Rotten
It's standard horror fare -- with one interesting effect that turned up again, 12 years later, in The Conversation.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Dementia 13
Are you afraid of death by drowning? Have you ever attempted suicide? Have you ever thought of committing murder?
1963 · 1h 15m · UNRATED
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Francis Ford Coppola
Overview
A scheming widow hatches a bold plan to acquire her late husband's inheritance, unaware that she is being targeted by an ax murderer who lurks in the family's estate.
Director and cast
- Francis Ford Coppola Director
- William Campbell as Richard Haloran
- Luana Anders as Louise Haloran
- Bart Patton as Billy Haloran
- Mary Mitchel as Kane
- Patrick Magee as Dr. Justin Caleb
- Eithne Dunne as Lady Haloran
- Peter Read as John Haloran
- Karl Schanzer as Simon
- Ron Perry as Arthur
- Derry O'Donavan Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
67%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The location (an Irish castle) is used imaginatively, the Gothic atmosphere is suitably potent, and there's a wonderfully sharp cameo from Patrick Magee as the family doctor.
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