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THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER

1979 • US HMDB
October 1, 1979

After a long journey, a traveller and his wife arrive at the Usher mansion. Upon arriving, however, they discover that the mansion's sibling inhabitants, Roderick and Madeline Usher, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become nearly catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guests of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all of the siblings have gone insane and died horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax.

Directors

James L. Conway

Cast

Martin Landau, Charlene Tilton, Ray Walston, Robert Hays, Dimitra Arliss, Peggy Stewart, Michael Ruud, H.E.D. Redford
Dramma Horror

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

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A young couple visits the Usher house, an unsettling family that is in contact with the world of the dead. The situation escalates when the sister of the master of the house dies under mysterious circumstances, only to come back to life to avenge herself on her own relatives. Cinematic adaptation of the famous story by Edgar Allan Poe with the indomitable Martin Landau in the lead role. Despite being from the early eighties, the film has a somewhat stiff style reminiscent of the Hammer productions of the sixties. Nevertheless, it is pleasant and well directed.