The Spiral Staircase is a 1975 British horror mystery thriller film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Plummer.[2][3] It is a remake of the 1946 film of the same name, which was adapted from Ethel Lina White's 1933 British novel Some Must Watch.
The Spiral Staircase | |
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Directed by | Peter Collinson |
Written by | Mel Dinelli |
Based on | Some Must Watch 1933 novel by Ethel Lina White[1] |
Produced by | Josef Shaftel |
Starring | Jacqueline Bisset Christopher Plummer Sam Wanamaker Mildred Dunnock Gayle Hunnicutt Elaine Stritch John Phillip Law |
Cinematography | Ken Hodges |
Edited by | Raymond Poulton |
Music by | David Lindup |
Production company | Raven Films |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Helen Mallory is a beautiful young woman who has been unable to speak a word since seeing her husband and daughter die in a fire. She visits the home of her elderly, invalid grandmother and meets her uncle, Joe Sherman, a respected psychiatrist. The visit turns into a nightmare as she encounters Joe's brash brother Steven, as well as a pretentious Southern belle named Blanche and other mysterious characters in a house where everyone's life seems to be in grave danger.