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House of Usher ()

The Fall of the House of Usher (original title)
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Upon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride-to-be prematurely.
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Roderick Usher
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Philip Winthrop
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Madeline Usher
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Bristol
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Andar ...
Ghost (uncredited)
Mario Bellini ...
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Ghost (uncredited)
Eleanor LeFaber ...
Ghost (uncredited)
Nadajan ...
Ghost (uncredited)
Ruth Oklander ...
Ghost (uncredited)
George Paul ...
Ghost (uncredited)
Géraldine Paulette ...
Ghost (uncredited)
Phil Sulvestre ...
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John Zimeas ...
Ghost (uncredited)

Directed by

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Roger Corman

Written by

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Edgar Allan Poe ... (based on "The Fall of The House of Usher")
 
Richard Matheson ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Roger Corman ... producer
James H. Nicholson ... executive producer

Music by

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Les Baxter

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Floyd Crosby ... director of photography

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Anthony Carras

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Daniel Haller

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Harry Reif ... (uncredited)

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Fred B. Phillips ... makeup (as Fred Phillips)

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Jack Bohrer ... assistant director

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Richard M. Rubin ... properties (as Dick Rubin)
Burt Shonberg ... painter: paintings (as Burt Schoenberg)
Albert Whitlock ... matte artist (uncredited)

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Alfred R. Bird ... sound editor (as Al Bird)
Philip Mitchell ... sound

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Pat Dinga ... special effects
Sonu Mourya ... FX Artist

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Lawrence W. Butler ... process photography director (as Larry Butler)
Donald C. Glouner ... visual effects producer
Ray Mercer ... photographic effects

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Frank Tanner ... still photographer

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Marjorie Corso ... wardrobe

Music Department

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Eve Newman ... music editor
Les Baxter ... conductor (uncredited)
Pete Carpenter ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Caesar Giovannini ... musician: piano (uncredited)
Victor Gottlieb ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Milt Holland ... musician: percussion (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum ... musician: bass (uncredited)
Ray Linn ... musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Sinclair Lott ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Ken Lowman ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski ... musician: viola (uncredited)
Jack Marsh ... musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen ... musician: harp (uncredited)
Sylvia Ruderman ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Ambrose Russo ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Eudice Shapiro ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Felix Slatkin ... musician: violin (uncredited)

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Reynold Brown ... movie poster art (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Philip Winthrop calls upon his fiancée, Madeline Usher, at her family home. His presence is unwelcome, especially to Madeline's brother, Roderick. Roderick explains that the Ushers are cursed, suffering from hereditary physical defects. By Madeline marrying Winthrop this would only likely continue the affliction. It soon becomes clear that something sinister is afoot: not only due to Roderick's determination to prevent Madeline from leaving but also due to the evil that seems to lurk in the house itself. Written by grantss

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Taglines Edgar Allan Poe's overwhelming tale of EVIL & TORMENT See more »
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Also Known As
  • Haunted House of Usher (United States)
  • House of Usher (United States)
  • The Mysterious House of Usher (United States)
  • Enterrée vivante (France)
  • La chute de la maison Usher (France)
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  • 79 min
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Budget $270,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Roger Corman learned that there was an old barn in Orange County, CA that was about to be demolished. He was able to strike a deal that would allow him to burn the barn at night and film it. The resulting footage was so good that it was used not only in the climax of this film but in later "Poe" films as well. See more »
Goofs Roderick is shown playing a lute, but the sound we hear is a muted harpsichord. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into The Trip (1967). See more »
Quotes Roderick Usher: Last night you asked me about the singular aridity of the land around this house. Once this land was fertile, farms abounded. Earth yielded her riches at harvest time. There were trees and plant life, flowers. Fields of grain. There was great beauty here. At that time this water was clear and fresh. Swans glided upon its crystal surface. Animals came to its bank, trustingly, to drink. But this was long before my time.
Philip Winthrop: Why do you tell me these things?
Roderick Usher: And then something crept across the land and blacked it. The trees lost their foliage. The flowers languished and died. Shrubs grew brown and shrivelled. The grain fields perished. And the lakes and ponds became black and stagnant. And the land withered as before a plague.
Philip Winthrop: [puzzled] A plague?
Roderick Usher: Yes, Mr. Winthrop: a plague of evil.
Roderick Usher: [showing some pictures of his ancestors] Anthony Usher: thief, usurer, merchant of flesh. Bernard Usher: swindler, forger, jewel thief, drug addict. Francis Usher: professional assassin. Vivian Usher: blackmailer, harlot, murderess, she died in a madhouse. Captain David Usher: smuggler, slave trader, mass murderer.
Philip Winthrop: [reluctant] Mr. Usher, I don't see that this has anything to do with Madeline and myself. I don't believe in the sins of the fathers being visited upon the children.
Roderick Usher: [ironic] You do not, Sir?
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