| The Legend of Hell House | |
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| Directed by | John Hough |
| Written by | Richard Matheson |
| Based on | Hell House by Richard Matheson |
| Produced by | Albert Fennell Norman T. Herman |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Foot |
| Music by | Delia Derbyshire Brian Hodgson |
Production company | Academy Pictures Corporation |
| Distributed by | Fox-Rank Distributors (UK) 20th Century Fox (US) |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.5 million (US/Canada rentals)[1][2] |
The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 British gothic supernatural horror film directed by John Hough, and starring Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, and Gayle Hunnicutt. It follows a group of researchers who spend a week in the former home of a sadist and murderer, where previous paranormal investigators were inexplicably killed. Its screenplay was written by American author Richard Matheson, based upon his 1971 novel Hell House.
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, 9 January 1974 p 19
- ^ Solomon 1989, p. 232.