---
title: 'The Legend of Hell House (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Hough'
released: '1973-06-15'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-legend-of-hell-house-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070294/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Legend of Hell House (1973)

1973 · 95 min · Fantasy, Horror · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 gothic supernatural horror film directed by John Hough and starring Pamela Franklin, Roddy McDowall, Clive Revill, and Gayle Hunnicutt. Adapted by Richard Matheson from his 1971 novel Hell House, the film follows a group of researchers who spend a week in the former home of a sadist and murderer, where previous paranormal investigators were inexplicably killed.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Hough](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hough)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Matheson](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-matheson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Delia Derbyshire](https://cinepixo.com/people/delia-derbyshire)
- **Producer:** [Albert Fennell](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-fennell), [James H. Nicholson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-h-nicholson), [Susan Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-hart)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alan Hume](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hume)
- **Editor:** [Geoffrey Foot](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-foot)

## Cast

- [Roddy McDowall](https://cinepixo.com/people/roddy-mcdowall)
- [Clive Revill](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-revill)
- [Michael Gough](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gough)
- [Gayle Hunnicutt](https://cinepixo.com/people/gayle-hunnicutt)
- [Roland Culver](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-culver)
- [Pamela Franklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-franklin)
- [Peter Bowles](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-bowles)

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