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20/07/1960 Horror, Drama 1h 19m
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Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher

Overview

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

  1. Richard Matheson

    Writer

  2. Roger Corman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Vincent Price

    Roderick Usher

  2. Mark Damon

    Philip Winthrop

  3. Myrna Fahey

    Madeline Usher

  4. Harry Ellerbe

    Bristol

  5. David Andar

    Ghost (uncredited)

  6. Bill Borzage

    Ghost (uncredited)

  7. Mario Bellini

    Ghost (uncredited)

  8. Eleanor LeFaber

    Ghost (uncredited)

  9. Nadajan

    Ghost (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2019-04-24
Fissures of concrete and of the mind...

Phillip Winthrop has been searching for his missing fiancée, Madeline Usher. Tracking her down to the Usher family castle, he finds that Madeline is held strangely under the spell of her brother Roderick. The house itself also seems to be laden heavy with a mystical sense of dread and impending death. Can Phillip persuade Madeline to leave this crumbling abode? will he himself be at the mercy of Roderick and the Usher curse?

Filmed in glorious CinemaScope with vivid colour photography from Floyd Crosby, based on a story from dark master writer Edg...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$270,000.00

Revenue
$1,450,000.00

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