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Directed by Robert Altman
1972•1h 41m•R•★ 6.8
Drama / Horror / Mystery
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A wealthy children's book author suffering from escalating auditory hallucinations and schizophrenia retreats with her husband to an isolated cottage in the windswept Irish countryside, where she is terrorized by ghostly apparitions of her past lovers and a menacing doppelgänger of herself, murdering her hallucinations only to discover she may have killed real people. Robert Altman's Cannes Best Actress-winning psychological horror jewel starring Susannah York, photographed by Vilmos Zsigmond with John Williams and Stomu Yamashta's score.
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DirectorRobert Altman
WriterRobert Altman
CinematographyVilmos Zsigmond
MusicJohn Williams
Principal Cast
Susannah YorkCathryn
René AuberjonoisHugh
Marcel BozzuffiRené
Hugh MillaisMarcel
Cathryn HarrisonSusannah
John MorleyThe Old Man
Barbara BaxleyVoice On Telephone (uncredited)
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Runtime1h 41m (101 mins)
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DirectorRobert Altman
LanguagesEnglish, French
CountryGB, US, IE
StudioHemdale • Lion's Gate Films
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