Rent The Old Dark House (1963)
2.8 of 5 from 61 ratings
1h 26min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- An American in England decides to go and stay in an old country house with his friend Casper Femm (Peter Bull). Upon his arrival he is informed of Casper's untimely death, and is then introduced to the rest of the family, but as evening draws on members of the family begin to get murdered and the murderer must be found before there is no-one left alive.
- Actors:
- Tom Poston, Robert Morley, Janette Scott, Joyce Grenfell, Mervyn Johns, Fenella Fielding, Peter Bull, Danny Green, John Harvey, Charles Addams, Amy Dalby, Aileen Lewis, Jim O'Brady
- Directors:
- William Castle
- Producers:
- William Castle, Anthony Hinds
- Writers:
- Robert Dillon, J.B. Priestley
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Hammer Horror, A Brief History of Film...
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/12/2018
- Run Time:
- 87 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Alternative feature presentations: the black and white US theatrical version (1963, 87 mins); the cut-down 'A' certificate UK version (1966, 84 mins); and the complete uncut colour version (87 mins) Audio commentary with horror and fantasy authors Stephen Jones and Kim Newman
- Not Too Spooky (2018, 29 mins): an appreciation by Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897-2015
- House and Castle (2018, 8 mins): researcher Paul Frith discusses The Old Dark House, Hammer Films, and Eastmancolor
- Isolated music and effects track
- Original theatrical trailer
- Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography, poster art and promotional materials
- World premiere on Blu-ray
