The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%. Scores higher than 86% of the 148 1960s horror movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
294 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert AldrichDirector
- Frank De VolOriginal Music Composer
- Henry FarrellScreenplay
- Lukas HellerScreenplay
Cast
- Bette DavisCharlotte Hollis
- Olivia de HavillandMiriam Deering
- Joseph CottenDrew Bayliss
- Agnes MooreheadVelma Cruther
- Cecil KellawayHarry Willis
- Victor BuonoBig Sam Hollis
- Mary AstorJewel Mayhew
- Wesley AddySheriff Standish
- William CampbellPaul Marchand
- Bruce DernJohn Mayhew
- Frank FergusonNewspaper Editor
- George KennedyForeman
Stills
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Themes
southern usainsanityhighwaycousinfamily secretsmurdermansionpsychological thrillerlove affairhousekeeperdeathmental illness
The Best Movies of 1964
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte is #26 of 60
