Trailer
Summary
A woman is haunted by recurring nightmares, which seem to be instigated by her late husband who supposedly was killed in a fire.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 61
IMDb6.3
Audience score57%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 thrillers, −18 min on the typical 104
typical 10486Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 1 countries
Released
1964
December 30, 1964
62 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorMysteryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more12 people
- Barbara StanwyckIrene Trent
- Robert TaylorBarry Moreland
- Judi MeredithJoyce Holland
- Rochelle HudsonHilda
- Hayden RorkeHoward Trent
- Marjorie BennettApartment Complex Manager
- Lloyd BochnerThe Dream (George Fuller)
- Jess BarkerMalone
Tetsu KomaiGardener- KMKathleen MulqueenCustomer (uncredited)
- PCPaulle ClarkPat (uncredited)
Paul FreesNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- William Castle Director, Producer
- Terence Nelson Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Robert Bloch Screenplay
Production · 2
- Edward Muhl Executive In Charge Of Production
- Herman E. Webber Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Harold E. Stine Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Edwin H. Bryant Editor
Sound · 4
- Vic Mizzy Original Music Composer
- Joseph Gershenson Music Supervisor
- Waldon O. Watson Sound
- David H. Moriarty Sound
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Helen Colvig Costume Design
- Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
- Viola Thompson Wardrobe Designer
Other crew · 1
- Charles Spurgeon Special Effects
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