Underwhelming Presence
The movie opens with an empty house, cameras pan around from the perspective of what viewers are confused about at first, but turns out to be a spirit living in the home.
The Dunwich Horror (1970)
Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' darkest secret — as well as a great evil.
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Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' darkest secret — as well as a great evil.
Rating:R
Genre:Horror
Written By:Curtis Hanson, Ronald Silkosky, Henry Rosenbaum
In Theaters:1/14/1970
Box Office:$446,400
Runtime:88 minutes
Studio:American International Pictures
Cast
Daniel Haller
Director
Sandra Dee
Nancy Wagner
Dean Stockwell
Wilbur Whateley
Ed Begley
Dr. Henry Armitage
Lloyd Bochner
Dr. Cory
Sam Jaffe
Old Whateley
Joanne Moore Jordan
Lavinia Whateley
Donna Baccala
Elizabeth Hamilton
Talia Shire
Nurse Cora
Michael Fox
Dr. Raskin
Jason Wingreen
Sheriff Harrison
Barboura Morris
Mrs. Cole
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