Film

House of Usher

1960 · 1h 19m · Horror · Drama

Edgar Allan Poe's demonic tale of The Ungodly... The Evil House of Usher

IMDb

6.9

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Metacritic

75

Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Philip Winthrop arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

Vincent Price

Roderick Usher

Mark Damon

Philip Winthrop

Myrna Fahey

Madeline Usher

Harry Ellerbe

Bristol

David Andar

Ghost (uncredited)

Bill Borzage

Ghost (uncredited)

Mario Bellini

Ghost (uncredited)

Eleanor LeFaber

Ghost (uncredited)

Nadajan

Ghost (uncredited)

Ruth Oklander

Ghost (uncredited)

George Paul

Ghost (uncredited)

Géraldine Paulette

Ghost (uncredited)

Phil Sulvestre

Ghost (uncredited)

John Zimeas

Ghost (uncredited)

• Roger CormanDirector · Producer
• Richard MathesonWriter
• James H. NicholsonExecutive Producer
• Floyd CrosbyDirector of Photography
• Les BaxterOriginal Music Composer
• Anthony CarrasEditor

House of Usher (Trailer 1960)

Release date

July 20, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

NR

Budget

$270,000

Revenue

$1,450,000

Genres

Horror, Drama

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