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The Spiral Staircase (1975 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Spiral Staircase' is a 1975 British horror mystery thriller film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Plummer. It is a remake of the 1946 film of the same name, which was adapted from Ethel Lina White's 1933 British novel 'Some Must Watch'.
Plot
Helen Mallory is a beautiful young woman who has been unable to speak a word since seeing her husband and daughter die in a fire. She visits the home of her elderly, invalid grandmother and meets her uncle, Joe Sherman, a respected psychiatrist. The visit turns into a nightmare as she encounters Joe's brash brother Steven, as well as a pretentious Southern belle named Blanche and other mysterious characters in a house where everyone's life seems to be in grave danger.
Cast
* Jacqueline Bisset as Helen Mallory
* Christopher Plummer as Dr. Joe Sherman
* John Phillip Law as Steven Sherman
* Sam Wanamaker as Lieutenant Fields
* Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Sherman
* Gayle Hunnicutt as Blanche
* Elaine Stritch as Nurse Baker
* John Ronane as Dr. Rawley
* Sheila Brennan as Mrs. Oates
* Ronald Radd as Oates
* Heather Lowe as Heather
* Christopher Malcolm as Policeman
References
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