---
title: 'The Haunting (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jan de Bont'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-haunting-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0171363/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Haunting (1999)

1999 · 113 min · Fantasy, Horror, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Haunting is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by Jan de Bont, and starring Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, and Lili Taylor, with Marian Seldes, Bruce Dern, Todd Field, and Virginia Madsen appearing in supporting roles. Based on the 1959 novel The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson, it is the second feature film adaptation of the source material after Robert Wise's 1963 film adaptation of the same name. Its plot follows a group of people who gather at Hill House, a manor in western Massachusetts for an apparent volunteer study on insomnia, only to find themselves plagued by paranormal events connected to the home's grim history.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jan de Bont](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-de-bont)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Tolkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-tolkin), [David Self](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-self)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Colin Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-wilson-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Karl Walter Lindenlaub](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-walter-lindenlaub)
- **Editor:** [Michael Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kahn)

## Cast

- [Liam Neeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-neeson) as Doctor David Marrow
- [Catherine Zeta-Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/catherine-zeta-jones)
- [Virginia Madsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-madsen)
- [Tom Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-irwin)
- [Lili Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/lili-taylor)
- [M.C. Gainey](https://cinepixo.com/people/m-c-gainey)
- [Marian Seldes](https://cinepixo.com/people/marian-seldes)
- [Todd Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-field)
- [Owen Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/owen-wilson)
- [Alix Koromzay](https://cinepixo.com/people/alix-koromzay)
- [Bruce Dern](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-dern)

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