Trailer+1 trailer
Summary
Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents kill them one by one as revenge for the town's destruction during the Civil War.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 45Audiences 56GoodWatch 50
Tomatometer45%
Letterboxd · 8 K ratings3.1/5
IMDb5.7
Audience score50%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most horror movies, −8 min on the typical 95
typical 9587Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 137 countries
+127Released
1964
March 20, 1964
62 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 people
- Connie MasonTerry Adams
- William KerwinTom White
- JAJeffrey AllenMayor Buckman
- Ben MooreLester MacDonald
- SLShelby LivingstonBea Miller
- JEJerome EdenJohn Miller
- GBGary BakemanRufus 'Rufe' Tate
- SDStanley DyrectorHarper Alexander
- LCLinda CochranBetsy
- YGYvonne GilbertBeverly Wells
- MKMichael KorbDavid Wells
- VSVincent SantoBilly
- AWAndy WilsonPoliceman
- CCCandi ConderSwitchboard Operator
- PCPaul ChampionBanjo Player (uncredited)
- CGCharles GloreGuitar Player (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Herschell Gordon Lewis Director, Writer, Director of Photography
- Gretchen Blank Script Supervisor
Production · 3
- David F. Friedman Producer, Sound Recordist
- David F. Friedman Production Designer, Sound Recordist
- Jerome Eden Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Andy Romanoff Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Robert L. Sinise Editor
Sound · 3
- Charles Glore Music
- Henry Lieberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jerry Whittington Sound Effects Editor
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