
Dr. John Markway invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate guests discover that Markway is far more interested in the sinister mansion itself — and they soon see the true nature of its horror.
Cast

Julie Harris
Eleanor Lance

Claire Bloom
Theodora

Richard Johnson
Dr. John Markway

Russ Tamblyn
Luke Sanderson

Fay Compton
Mrs. Sanderson

Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs. Dudley

Lois Maxwell
Grace Markway

Valentine Dyall
Mr. Dudley

Diane Clare
Carrie Fredericks

Ronald Adam
Eldridge Harper
Pamela Buckley
First Mrs. Crain (uncredited)
Frieda Knorr
Second Mrs. Crain (uncredited)
Amy Dalby
Abigail Crain at 80 years old (uncredited)
Rosemary Dorken
Abigail Crain's Nurse's Companion (uncredited)

Verina Greenlaw
Dora Fredericks (uncredited)

Howard Lang
Hugh Crain (uncredited)

Paul Maxwell
Bud Fredericks (uncredited)
Susan Richards
Nurse (uncredited)

Mavis Villiers
Landlady (uncredited)
Crew

Robert Wise
Director, Producer
Nelson Gidding
Screenplay

Shirley Jackson
Novel
Ernest Walter
Editor
Davis Boulton
Director of Photography
David Tomblin
Assistant Director
Denis Johnson
Associate Producer
Elliot Scott
Production Design

Irene Howard
Casting
Tom Smith
Makeup Artist
Tom Howard
Special Effects
Humphrey Searle
Original Music Composer
John Jarvis
Set Decoration
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