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House of the Long Shadows

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6.3/10 • 103

1983-06-171h 40m

HorrorComedyMystery

Room for every nightmare… A nightmare in every room.

An American writer goes to a remote Welsh manor on a $20,000 bet that he can write a classic novel like 'Wuthering Heights' in 24 hours. However, upon his arrival he discovers that the apparently empty manor has several rather odd inhabitants.

Directors
Pete Walker
Editors
Robert C. Dearberg

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  1. Vincent Price

    Vincent Price

    Lionel Grisbane

  2. Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee

    Corrigan

  3. Peter Cushing

    Peter Cushing

    Sebastian Grisbane

  4. Desi Arnaz Jr.

    Desi Arnaz Jr.

    Kenneth Magee

  5. John Carradine

    John Carradine

    Elijah Grisbane

  6. Sheila Keith

    Sheila Keith

    Victoria Grisbane

  7. Julie Peasgood

    Julie Peasgood

    Mary Norton

  8. Richard Todd

    Richard Todd

    Sam Allyson

  9. Louise English

    Louise English

    Diana Caulder

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Wuchak

Nov 17, 2023

6/10

A creepy Welsh manor with Price, Lee and Cushing A popular American author (Desi Arnaz Jr.) opts to write his next novel at a spooky mansion in Wales that’s supposed to be vacant… but it’s not. The selling point of the curiously obscure "House of the Long Shadows" (1983) is the teaming of horror legends Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, not to mention John Carradine. You can’t go wrong if you’re in the mood for a mystery/horror that takes place in a huge Gothic manor or castle and the eerie happenings thereof. It’s like a live-action version of Scooby-Doo without the dog, teens or Mystery Machine. Desi Arnaz Jr. (the son of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, naturally) makes for a great protagonist and it’s a shame he didn’t go on to greater success as a starring actor. Meanwhile blonde Julie Peasgood is effective enough as his potential gal, Mary, while brunette Louise English is worth a mention as Diana. I’m not going to give anything away, but the well-done ending was borrowed for future, better movies. While it’s seemingly innovative, Shakespeare used the plot device 380 years earlier. Another interesting element of the film was borrowed by a slasher flick three years later. Speaking of borrowing, “Clue” was obviously inspired by it, not to mention much more successful, but don’t look for any goofiness here. The movie runs 1 hour, 42 minutes, and was shot Rotherfield Park, East Tisted, Alton, Hampshire, which is about 55 miles southwest of London. GRADE: B-

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$7,500,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
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