The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)
La chute de la maison Usher (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 12min
- Drama, Fantasy
- 05 Oct 1928 (France)
- Movie
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Cast
| Jean Debucourt | ... |
Sir Roderick Usher
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Marguerite Gance | ... |
Madeleine Usher
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| Charles Lamy | ... |
Allan - the Guest
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Fournez-Goffard | ... |
The Doctor
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Luc Dartagnan | ... |
Bar Customer
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| Abel Gance | ... |
Bar Customer
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Halma | ... |
Bar Waiter
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Pierre Hot | ... |
Bar Customer
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Pierre Kefer | ... |
Bar Customer
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Directed by
| Jean Epstein | ||
Written by
| Edgar Allan Poe | ... | (short story) |
| Luis Buñuel | ... | (adaptation) |
| Jean Epstein | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Jean Epstein | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Georges Lucas | ||
| Jean Lucas | ||
Art Direction by
| Pierre Kefer | ||
Set Decoration by
| Pierre Kefer | ||
Costume Design by
| Oclise | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Luis Buñuel | ... | assistant director |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Image Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD) (as 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
- Magnus Opus (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Versus Entertainment (2011) (Spain) (DVD)
- Potemkine/Agnès B. (2014) (France) (DVD) (on 'Jean Epstein')
- Grapevine Video (United States) (VHS) (as 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (as 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (VHS) (as 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Possessed by the irresistible urge to complete the portrait of his beloved, gravely ill wife Madeline, tortured aristocrat Roderick Usher begs his best and only friend Allan to come and visit him in his decrepit, rumour-ridden ruin of a mansion. But everything about the cold, empty manor screams despair and crushing melancholy, and as Roderick finds himself consumed with agonising fear that the love of his life will soon meet her fate, blind obsession takes over. However, Roderick's brush is like a magic wand, and at each bold stroke, the painted image becomes more and more alive while poor Madeline fades away. What cruel destiny awaits the doomed couple? Is death the final frontier? What can stop the fall of the House of Usher? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Luis Buñuel, who was Assistant Director, quit the picture after clashing with producer/director Jean Epstein over Epstein's decision to basically ignore Edgar Allan Poe's story. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Une vague nouvelle (1999). See more » |