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Release Year1973
Runtime1h 29m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationR
GenresHorror, Thriller
Votes69
DirectorS.F. Brownrigg
WritersTim Pope
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.9 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsDon't Look in the Basement
About Don't Look in the Basement
A young psychiatric nurse goes to work at a lonesome asylum following a murder. There, she experiences varying degrees of torment from the patients.
Directed by S.F. Brownrigg, Don't Look in the Basement leans on a strong ensemble — Bill McGhee, Jessie Lee Fulton, Robert Dracup — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about horror titles of 1973.
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