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Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Mono Audio, English, French, Subtitled
A murderer is targeting disabled young women in a sleepy New England town, and Helen (Dorothy McGuire), a mute servant in a Gothic mansion, is terrified she's next! Mrs. Warren (legendary actress Ethel Barrymore in an Oscar-nominated performance [Best Supporting Actress, 1946]), the invalid, bullying mistress of the house, warns Helen to leave at once, rather than rely on her weak son and stepson for protection. But even as Helen is packing her things, she suspects she may be too late and the murderer is closer than she ever imagined!
"Superb Hitchcock-like thriller with unforgettable performance by McGuire..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"Great performance by McGuire as the terrified victim." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever.
Editor's Note
Robert Siodmak's THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE is a classic Hitchcockian thriller set in a shadow-filled Victorian house. The manor's mute servant girl, Helen (Dorothy McGuire), is threatened by a murderer on the premises--a killer who targets those burdened by afflictions....
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Mono | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 10/4/2005 |
| Running Time: 84 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1946 | | Catalog ID: 12253 | | UPC: 00027616122537 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | Pan and Scan (TV Format) 1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1947) | | | Ethel Barrymore, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...Siodmak's superb horror film broaches some very sinister themes..." 03/01/2002 p.65The Motion Picture Guide 8 of 10
...McGuire gives a touching and totally convincing performance... a picture that is guaranteed to suffuse audiences with gooseflesh; creaking doors, wind-gusted curtains, flickering candles, lengthy transits to shaded places where evil seems to lurk, cutaways to the eyes of the unseen, unknown murdering maniac, every element of terror is in place.
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