The Haunting (1963)

Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity. (imdb)
Genre: Horror
AKA: The Haunting of Hill House
Directed By: Robert Wise
Written By: Shirley Jackson, Nelson Gidding
Starring: Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Julie Harris, Fay Compton, Rosalie Crutchley, Lois Maxwell, Diane Clare, Valentine Dyall, Ronald Adam, Pamela Buckley, Amy Dalby

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Great performance by Julie Harris. Good visuals, good storytelling. Unfortunately I was a little drowsy watching it.
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The photograph and its choice of angles is very innovative for its time. In addition, there is an interesting psychological undertone in the film that is told in a creative way. The director moves perfectly between ghost histories and what actually goes on in one's head, leaving room for interpretation from us as viewers. A well-written and well-played film worthy of its good reputation.
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The film is pretty good but it can't convince or affect me since I don't believe in supernatural bullshit. I would enjoy it more if it didn't force viewers to believe ghosts are real. Because I believe everything is about craziness not ghosts...
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The Haunting is nothing short of brilliant film making. The story leave just enough ambiguous to be far more interesting than modern horror movies. The acting is perfectly in keeping with the times. The camerawork is to a standard that would not be invented for years to come. It balances bombast and subtlety perfectly and exists as one of the scariest movies of all time.
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Beautifully shot, with some very effective setting and set design, this veers between a classic haunted house tale and psychological drama. The cast is very good, even if Harris' character may grate from time-to-time. Despite a couple of slow moments, and a bit of hokeyness creeping in, this is atmospheric and creepy, and quite memorable. Recommended.
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I've seen scarier movies, but this is genuinely creepy and psychological. It has outstanding cinematography.
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Haunting is a great film in the manner that it treats the house as a fundamental element of the movie. It is a desire and dream machine whose "strange" and supernatural acts all correspond to characters' emotional quarrels. Wise takes a Bergmanesque chamber drama & imbues it with stylistic horror w/o de-intellectualizing it. However, the dialogues and motivations of characters seemed too superficial and sketchy to catch up with films masterful form.
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