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The Dunwich Horror

Play trailer Poster for The Dunwich Horror R,  1970,  1h 30m,  Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 29% 7 Reviews Tomatometer 29% 2,500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
29% Tomatometer 7 Reviews 29% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Dr. Henry Armitage (Ed Begley), an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner (Sandra Dee), a student who went missing the previous night. He and Elizabeth, a friend and classmate of Nancy's, are turned away by Wilbur (Dean Stockwell), the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' darkest secret -- as well as a great evil.

Critics Reviews

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Budd Wilkins Slant Magazine Jan 12, 2023
Groovy and grotesque in equal measure. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Feb 8, 2023
2/4
A leadenly paced picture that grows less gripping as it moseys along. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 12, 2005
2/5
Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Jun 12, 2005
3/5
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Aug 21, 2003
2/5
Pretty much botched Lovecraft adaptation. Go to Full Review
Christopher Null Filmcritic.com Dec 29, 2002
2/5
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Kylo L Oct 26, 2016 Se me hizo muy larga y ya al final aburrida, y no vi como se supone que se moría el tipo o qué.
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Cast & Crew

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Daniel Haller

Director

Sandra Dee

Nancy Wagner

Dean Stockwell

Wilbur Whateley

Ed Begley

Dr. Henry Armitage

Lloyd Bochner

Dr Cory

Sam Jaffe

Old Whateley

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The Dunwich Horror

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Synopsis Dr. Henry Armitage (Ed Begley), an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner (Sandra Dee), a student who went missing the previous night. He and Elizabeth, a friend and classmate of Nancy's, are turned away by Wilbur (Dean Stockwell), the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' darkest secret -- as well as a great evil.
Director
Daniel Haller
Producer
Samuel Z. Arkoff, James H. Nicholson
Screenwriter
Curtis Hanson, Henry Rosenbaum, Ronald Silkosky
Production Co
American International Pictures (AIP)
Rating
R
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 14, 1970, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m
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