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An American Haunting

An American Haunting

Possession Knows No Bounds

20055.51h 23m

Overview

An invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface. Based on the true events of the only case in US History where a spirit caused the death of a man.

Directed by Courtney Solomon
Written by Courtney Solomon, Brent Monahan
Produced by Christopher Milburn, Nelson Leong, André Rouleau
Box OfficeBudget: $14.0MRevenue: $29.6M

Top Cast

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

John Bell

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Lucy Bell

Rachel Hurd-Wood

Rachel Hurd-Wood

Betsy Bell

James D'Arcy

James D'Arcy

Richard Powell

Matthew Marsh

Matthew Marsh

James Johnston

T

Thom Fell

John Bell Jr.

Zoe Thorne

Zoe Thorne

Theny Thorn

Gaye Brown

Gaye Brown

Kathe Batts

Sam Alexander

Sam Alexander

Joshua Gardner

Miquel Brown

Miquel Brown

Chloe

Themes & Keywords

witchsuitorcursefamily

About An American Haunting

An American Haunting is a horror, thriller, mystery film released in 2005 exploring themes of witch, suitor, curse, family. Directed by Courtney Solomon, it stars Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood. An invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface. Based on the true events of the only case in US History where a spirit caused the death of a man.

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