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Bookmark this pageThe Amityville Horror (1979)
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
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From Time Out Film Guide
First of three tall tales spun out of Jay Anson's supposedly factually-based bestseller. Family moves into reputedly haunted Long Island house: cue for bad smells, slamming doors, and a horrible sense of déjà vu as the movie churns out numerous post-Exorcist clichés. Tautly directed, but the thin material, and a dreadfully hammy priest from Steiger, effectively wreck what little suspense remains.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Producer: Ronald Saland, Elliot Geisinger
Cast: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton, John Larch full cast
Genre(s): Horror
Duration: 118 mins
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