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Dark Mansions (1986)

Dark Mansions poster
Directed by
Jerry London
Genre
thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy family faces dark secrets and power struggles inside their grand mansion. The plot involves a matriarch, her heirs, and a mysterious outsider who stirs up trouble.

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What happens

Dark Mansions is a 1986 television film starring Joan Fontaine, Michael York, Linda Purl, Paul Shenar, Melissa Sue Anderson, Steve Inwood, Lois Chiles, Nicollette Sheridan, Raymond St. Jacques, Grant Aleksander, Yves André Martin, and Dan O'Herilhy. Produced by Aaron Spelling and Douglas S. Cramer, Dark Mansions was shot as a pilot for a potential TV series cross between Dynasty and Dark Shadows. The project was not ordered to series, and aired as a television movie. It was directed by Jerry London and written by Anthony Lawrence, Nancy Lawrence and Robert McCullough. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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