The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror (1979)

Genres - Horror  |   Sub-Genres - Ghost Film, Psychological Thriller Film  |   Release Date - Jul 26, 1979  |   Run Time - 118 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - R
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The Amityville Horror is a 1979 American supernatural horror film directed by Stuart Rosenberg, and starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, and Rod Steiger. The film follows a young couple who purchase a home haunted by combative supernatural forces. It is based on Jay Anson's 1977 book of the same name, which documented the alleged paranormal experiences of the Lutz family who briefly resided in the Amityville, New York home where Ronald DeFeo Jr. committed the mass murder of his family in 1974. It is the first entry in the long-running Amityville Horror film series, and was remade in 2005.

Movie Info

Budget

$4,700,000

Box Office

$86,432,000

Tags

Demon, Film Based On Literature, God, Haunted House, Indian Burial Ground, Literary, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Newspaper Article, Paranormal, Supernatural/Monsters, True Stories

Attributes

Based On: The Amityville Horror
Filming Location: New Jersey
Narrative Location: New York
Subject: haunted house, supernatural

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Alternate Titles

A Cidade do Horror
BR
A rettegés háza
HU
Akuma no sumu ie
JP
Amitivilski užas
RS
Amitvilio košmaras
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Amityville
RO
Amityville - A Mansão do Diabo
PT
Amityville Cinayeti
TR
Amityville Horror
DE, IT
Amityville, la maison du diable
CA, FR
Amityville-i borzalom
HU
Aquí vive el horror
AR, UY
Demonene i Amityville
NO
El horror de Amityville
MX
Horror Amityville
PL
Huset som gud glömde
FI, SE
Kuşku
TR
Luojan tähden paetkaa!
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Spøgelseshuset
DK
Terror a Amytville
ES
Terror em Amityville
BR
Terror em Amityville: A Cidade do Horror
BR
Terror en Amityville
ES
The Amityville Horror
AU, CA, EC, IN, NL, PH, GB, US
Undrin í Amityville
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Τη νύχτα που γεννήθηκε ο τρόμος
GR
Το εξοχικό σπίτι του μυστηρίου
GR
Жах Амітівілля
UA
Ужас Амитивилля
RU, US
Ужас в Амитивил
BG
悪魔の棲む家
JP
鬼屋
TW