The Amityville Horror is a movie directed by Stuart Rosenberg in 1979 and based on the book of the same name by Jay Anson, first published in 1977. The movie features James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton, John Larch, and others.
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Storyline
In the early morning hours on November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. murders his entire family with a shotgun at their home in Amityville, New One year later, George and Kathy Lutz and their three kids move into the large house where the mass murder was committed. They start to experience strange, inexplicable manifestations which have strong effects on everyone living or visiting the house.
Movie vs Book
Year
1979
Minutes
117
Movie Rate
6.20
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Amityville Horror
Director: Stuart Rosenberg
Country: USA
Year: 1979
Length: 1h57m
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Year
1977
Pages
315
Book Rate
7.70
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Book
The Amityville Horror
Author: Jay Anson
Country: USA
First published in: 1977
Length: 315 pages
Genre: Fiction
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“One of the most satisfying things to me is how faithful Scorsese was to my book.”
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