

House of Usher
1960 · Movie · 1h 19m · NR
HorrorDrama
"Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher"
Overview
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
IMDb
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
83%
Metacritic
75/100
Key crew
- Richard MathesonWriter
- Roger CormanDirector
- Les BaxterOriginal Music Composer
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























