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The Haunting (1963)
Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…
🏳️🌈 Robert Wise's classic psychological horror masterpiece explicitly incorporates a historic queer layer through Eleanor's companion, Theodora (Claire Bloom), who is explicitly coded as an out, stylish lesbian.
Cast
Julie Harris Eleanor Lance
Claire Bloom Theodora
Richard Johnson Dr. John Markway
Russ Tamblyn Luke Sanderson
Fay Compton Mrs. Sanderson
Rosalie Crutchley Mrs. Dudley
Lois Maxwell Grace Markway
Valentine Dyall Mr. Dudley
Diane Clare Carrie Fredericks
Ronald Adam Eldridge Harper
Pamela Buckley First Mrs. Crain (uncredited)
Frieda Knorr Second Mrs. Crain (uncredited)
Amy Dalby Abigail Crain at 80 years old (uncredited)
Rosemary Dorken Abigail Crain's Nurse's Companion (uncredited)
Verina Greenlaw Dora Fredericks (uncredited)
Howard Lang Hugh Crain (uncredited)
Paul Maxwell Bud Fredericks (uncredited)
Susan Richards Nurse (uncredited)
Mavis Villiers Landlady (uncredited)
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