A Name for Evil (1973)
- Directed by
- Bernard Girard
- Genre
- horror film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 4.1 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man and his wife move to his great-grandfather's old country estate. They begin to experience strange and unsettling events on the property.
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What happens
A Name for Evil is a 1973 American horror film directed by Bernard Girard and starring Robert Culp and Samantha Eggar. An adaptation of the 1947 novel of the same name by Andrew Nelson Lytle, the film follows a man and his wife who relocate to his great-grandfather's country estate only to find themselves plagued by strange occurrences. The film was originally intended by director Girard to be a psychological drama with supernatural elements, as well as a satire on contemporary affluence. Principal photography took place in Vancouver, British Columbia in late 1970. The film had a troubled production marked by funding issues that resulted in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer dropping the project for distribution, and its stars Culp and Eggar suing the investors for ownership of the finished film. Bob Guccione, founder of Penthouse magazine, eventually acquired rights to the film, after which reshoots occurred and it was significantly re-edited. Cinerama Releasing Corporation released the film in February 1973, premiering it in San Francisco, California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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