Agnes Moorehead, Bette Davis, Bruce Dern

After her betrothed died from multiple ax wounds 40 years ago, everyone in town thought Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) was guilty. But with no evidence to convict her, she walked. Since that time, hol...( read more  read more... )ed up in a crumbling Southern mansion with her devoted servant (Agnes Moorehead), Charlotte's been a recluse. But when an ambitious cousin (Olivia de Havilland) comes along to get her hands on the plantation, Charlotte has to defend herself.

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Directed by: Robert Aldrich

Release Date: December 31, 1964

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DVD Release Date: August 9, 2005

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  • October 12, 2008
    Although it is campy, melodramatic, and drags in the middle; it is a very well directed and photographed suspense vehicle for the deliciously hyperbolic Bette Davis.
  • November 12, 2009
    Saw May 29, 2009. Startled the hell out of me, just as good as Gaslight. Could not get Olivia de Haviland slapping Bette Davis image out of my mind for weeks!
  • October 12, 2009
    One of my all time favorite Bette Davis films ever! Bette Davis is the Jack Nicholson of crazy women roles! I love the plot and pretty much everything about this movie! Charlotte Hollis was a perfect character for Bette Davis to play and I love the part when she goes out on her l...( read more)awn with the shotgun telling the people to get off her land. I wonder if Gran Torino got the idea from this movie. This movie can be a bit predictable in some scenes but it will keep you pretty excited up until the very end. I still don't really get why Harry Wills was in the movie. Did he really come all the way from London just to talk to Charlotte because she was a mystery and he liked mysteries? My favorite character next to Charlotte had be Velma because it was so funny when she start mocking people right after they turned their back. A great movie for anyone to see, not too scary.
  • April 11, 2009
    THIS IS NOW MY FAVORITE MOVIE EVER!!! I TOTALLY RELATE TO POOR CHARLOTTE, AND HOW EVERYONE AROUND HER IS MAKING HER CRAZY WHEN THERES ACTUALLY NOTHING WRONG WITH HER! THE BEST BETTE DAVIS MOVIE!!! MUST SEE!!!
  • March 16, 2009
    Intriguing, at times scary. It was fun to see some of my favorite stars as they got older, however, Bette practically plays the same character she did in Baby Jane. What's the deal, Bette?
  • December 20, 2008
    Another great Bette Davis films. I always felt for Charlotte because of the mental anguish that she went through out the whole film.
  • September 3, 2008
    creepy and good could have been even better if Crawford had starred

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