| Rosemary's Baby | |
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| Directed by | Roman Polanski |
| Screenplay by | Roman Polanski |
| Based on | Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin |
| Produced by | William Castle |
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| Cinematography | William A. Fraker |
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| Music by | Krzysztof Komeda |
Production company | William Castle Enterprises[1] |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.2 million[2] |
| Box office | $33.4 million[2] |
Rosemary's Baby is a 1968 American psychological horror film written and directed by Roman Polanski, based on Ira Levin's 1967 novel. The film stars Mia Farrow as a newlywed living in Manhattan who becomes pregnant, but soon begins to suspect that her neighbors are members of a Satanic cult who are grooming her in order to use her baby for their rituals. The film's supporting cast includes John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Patsy Kelly, Angela Dorian, and Charles Grodin in his feature film debut.
The film deals with themes related to paranoia, women's liberation, Catholicism, and the occult.[3] While it is primarily set in New York City, the majority of principal photography for Rosemary's Baby took place in Los Angeles throughout late 1967. The film was released on June 12, 1968, by Paramount Pictures. It was a critical and box office success, grossing over $30 million in the United States, and received acclaim from critics. The film was nominated for several accolades, including multiple Golden Globe Award nominations and two Academy Award nominations, winning Best Supporting Actress (for Ruth Gordon) and the Golden Globe in the same category. Since its release, Rosemary's Baby has been widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films of all time. In 2014, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
The movie successfully launched a titular franchise, which includes a 1976 made-for-TV sequel, a streaming exclusive prequel, Apartment 7A (2024), and a television miniseries adaptation.
- ^ "Rosemary's Baby". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "Rosemary's Baby, Box Office Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
- ^ Ward, Sarah (2016). "All of them witches: Individuality, conformity and the occult on screen". Screen Education (83): 34–41. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021.