House of Usher
House of Usher

Movie·1960·1h 19m

House of Usher

Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Written By

Richard Matheson

Producer

Roger Corman, James H. Nicholson

Cinematography

Floyd Crosby

Music

Les Baxter

Editor

Anthony Carras

Themes

cursemansionnew englandold housebased on short story19th century

Production House

Alta Vista Productions
American International Pictures

Audience Score

67%

357 votes

Skip11%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection26%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Vincent Price

Vincent Price

Roderick Usher

Mark Damon

Mark Damon

Philip Winthrop

Myrna Fahey

Myrna Fahey

Madeline Usher

Harry Ellerbe

Harry Ellerbe

Bristol

David Andar

Ghost (uncredited)

Bill Borzage

Bill Borzage

Ghost (uncredited)

Mario Bellini

Ghost (uncredited)

Eleanor LeFaber

Ghost (uncredited)

Nadajan

Ghost (uncredited)

Ruth Oklander

Ghost (uncredited)

George Paul

Ghost (uncredited)

Géraldine Paulette

Ghost (uncredited)

Phil Sulvestre

Ghost (uncredited)

John Zimeas

Ghost (uncredited)

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Crew

Richard Matheson

Richard Matheson

Writer

Roger Corman

Roger Corman

Director, Producer

James H. Nicholson

Executive Producer

Anthony Carras

Editor

Les Baxter

Les Baxter

Original Music Composer

Floyd Crosby

Floyd Crosby

Director of Photography

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