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The Cat and the Canary (1978)

PG · 1978-11-01 · 1h 38m · EN
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For God's Sake, Stay in Your Rooms and Lock the Doors!

A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

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John WillardWriterRadley MetzgerDirector

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Honor BlackmanHonor BlackmanSusan SillsbyEdward FoxEdward FoxHendricksMichael CallanMichael CallanPaul JonesWendy HillerWendy HillerAlison CrosbyOlivia HusseyOlivia HusseyCicily YoungCarol LynleyCarol LynleyAnnabelle WestBeatrix LehmannBeatrix LehmannMrs. PleasantDaniel MasseyDaniel MasseyDr. Harry BlytheWilfrid Hyde-WhiteWilfrid Hyde-WhiteCyrus WestPeter McEneryPeter McEneryCharlie Wilder

Keywords

RemakeBased on play or musicalBlack cat

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedy · Thriller · HorrorTheme affinityRemake · Based On Play Or Musical · Black CatNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityComedyDirector preference678244Actor preference289286 · 230107 · 103659

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A group of potential heirs gather in a forbidding old house to learn which of them will inherit a fortune. Later, they learn that a flesh-rending maniac is loose.

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The Cat and the Canary has a runtime of 98 minutes.

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