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House of Usher [videorecording] / Metro Goldwyn Mayer ; American International Pictures ; produced and directed by Roger Corman ; screenplay by Richard Matheson.

Baxter, Les, 1922-1996 (Added Author). Corman, Roger, 1926- (Added Author). Damon, Mark, 1933- (Added Author). Fahey, Myrna. (Added Author). Matheson, Richard, 1926- (Added Author). Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 Fall of the house of Usher. (Added Author). Price, Vincent, 1911-1993 (Added Author). American International Pictures (Firm) (Added Author). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (Added Author). MGM Home Entertainment Inc. (Added Author). Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Harry Ellerbe. (Cast).

Summary:

Convinced that his family is tainted by a curse, Roderick Usher determines to prevent his sister from marrying and to put an end to the curse by burying her alive.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0792850033
  • ISBN: 9780792850038
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Widescreen.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, c2001.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe, "The fall of the house of Usher."
Features: audio commentary with Roger Corman, original theatrical trailer, scene selection.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1960.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Floyd Crosby; production design, Daniel Haller; editor, Anthony Carras; music, Les Baxter.
Participant or Performer Note:
Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey, Harry Ellerbe.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, Dolby digital mono.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
In English or French with optional subtitles in French or Spanish.
Subject: Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 > Film and video adaptations.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Horror films.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Siblings > Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Rockingham County Public Library.

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