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It!

It!

Bullets can't kill it! Fire can't burn it! Water can't drown it! How can we destroy IT before IT destroys us?

19676.11h 36m

Overview

After a warehouse fire, museum director Grove and assistant Pimm find everything destroyed, only one statue withstood the fire mysteriously undamaged. Suddenly Grove is lying dead on the ground, killed by the statue? Pimm finds out that the cursed statue has been created by Rabbi Loew in 16th century and will withstand every human attempt to destroy it. Pimm decides to use it to his own advantage.

Directed by Herbert J. Leder
Written by Herbert J. Leder
Produced by Herbert J. Leder
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Top Cast

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Arthur Pimm

Jill Haworth

Jill Haworth

Ellen Grove

Paul Maxwell

Paul Maxwell

Jim Perkins

Aubrey Richards

Aubrey Richards

Prof. Weal

Ernest Clark

Ernest Clark

Harold Grove

Oliver Johnston

Oliver Johnston

Curator Trimingham

Noel Trevarthen

Noel Trevarthen

Insp. White

Ian McCulloch

Ian McCulloch

Detective Wayne

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Richard Goolden

The Old Rabbi

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Dorothy Frere

Miss Swanson

Themes & Keywords

museumrabbicursegolemanimate statue

About It!

It! is a horror film released in 1967 exploring themes of museum, rabbi, curse, golem, animate statue. Directed by Herbert J. Leder, it stars Roddy McDowall, Jill Haworth, Paul Maxwell. After a warehouse fire, museum director Grove and assistant Pimm find everything destroyed, only one statue withstood the fire mysteriously undamaged. Suddenly Grove is lying dead on the ground, killed by the statue? Pimm finds out that the cursed statue has been created by Rabbi Loew in 16th century and will withstand every human attempt to destroy it. Pimm decides to use it to his own advantage.

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