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Burnt Offerings

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Original title

Burnt Offerings

Year

1976

Running time

116 min.

Country

United States

Director

Dan Curtis

Screenwriter

William F. Nolan, Dan Curtis. Novel: Robert Marasco

Cast

Music

Bob Cobert

Cinematography

Jacques R. Marquette

Producer

United Artists

Genre

Horror. Mystery. Fantasy | Psychological Drama. Haunted Houses. Supernatural

Synopsis

Ben and Marian Roth find a large old rundown country house being offered incredibly cheaply and take a summer lease. But once they move in Ben finds himself prone to strange outbursts of violence while Marian spends all her time upstairs tending the old lady who nobody else has ever met. And as strange accidents befalls each of them the house appears to be physically rejuvenating.

Rankings Position

#87 Supernatural Horror Ranking

Awards: 1977: Sitges: Best Director, Best Actor (Burgess Meredith), Best Actress (Karen Black)

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Critics' reviews

"Curtis times his audience immersions into the ice bath of terror with such skill that moviegoers will scarcely have the leisure to ask why some of the renters aren't a bit more observant and curious about their dwelling."

Lawrence Van Gelder: The New York Times
"What's mysterious is that the filmmakers were able to sell such a weary collection of ancient cliches for cold hard cash."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"Overlong, talky, predictable, and dull, dull, dull."

TV Guide
"The horror is expressed through sudden murderous impulses felt by Black and Reed, a premise which might have been interesting if director Dan Curtis hadn't relied strictly on formula treatment."

Variety Staff: Variety
"The movie merely piles on one special effect after another - none of them too special - and stalls for time"

Newsweek

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