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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, Metacritic 75/100. Scores higher than 78% of the 160 1960s horror movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 19m. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic75/100
380 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard MathesonWriter
- Les BaxterOriginal Music Composer
- Roger CormanDirector
Cast
- Vincent PriceRoderick Usher
- Mark DamonPhilip Winthrop
- Myrna FaheyMadeline Usher
- Harry EllerbeBristol
- David AndarGhost (uncredited)
- Bill BorzageGhost (uncredited)
- Mario BelliniGhost (uncredited)
- Eleanor LeFaberGhost (uncredited)
- NadajanGhost (uncredited)
- Ruth OklanderGhost (uncredited)
- George PaulGhost (uncredited)
- Géraldine PauletteGhost (uncredited)
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Themes
cursemansionnew englandold housebased on short story19th century
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