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The Amityville Horror (1979)

R · 1979-07-26 · 1h 58m · EN
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For God's sake, get out!

George Lutz and his wife Kathleen move into their Long Island dream house with their children only for their lives to be turned into a hellish nightmare. The legacy of a murder committed in the house gradually affects the family and a priest is brought in to try and exorcise the demonic presence from their home.

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Stuart RosenbergDirector
Budget
$4.7M
Box office
$86.4M

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James BrolinJames BrolinGeorge LutzMargot KidderMargot KidderKathy LutzRod SteigerRod SteigerFather DelaneyDon StroudDon StroudFather Richard BolenMurray HamiltonMurray HamiltonFather RyanJohn LarchJohn LarchFarther NuncioNatasha RyanNatasha RyanAmyK.C. MartelK.C. MartelGregMeeno PeluceMeeno PeluceMattMichael SacksMichael SacksJeffIrene DaileyIrene DaileyAunt HelenaHelen ShaverHelen ShaverCarolyn

Keywords

HalloweenPsychotronicLong islandPossessionNew homeHaunted housePetsParanormalExorcistIndian burial groundNewspaper articleHauntedReligious horrorLong island, new york

Movie DNA

Genre affinityHorrorTheme affinityHalloween · Psychotronic · Long IslandDirector preference97974Actor preference78029 · 97960 · 97961Country preferenceUsDecade preference1970

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What is The Amityville Horror about?

George Lutz and his wife Kathleen move into their Long Island dream house with their children only for their lives to be turned into a hellish nightmare. The legacy of a murder committed in the house gradually affects the family and a priest is brought in to try and exorcise the demonic presence from their home.

How long is The Amityville Horror?

The Amityville Horror has a runtime of 118 minutes.

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