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Winchester

Winchester

Terror is building.

20185.91h 40m

Overview

San Jose, California, 1906. Isolated in her labyrinthine mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester believes that she is being haunted by the souls of those killed by the guns manufactured by her company.

Directed by Michael Spierig
Written by Tom Vaughan, Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
Produced by Tim McGahan, Brett Tomberlin
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $44.0M

Top Cast

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Sarah Winchester

Jason Clarke

Jason Clarke

Dr. Eric Price

Sarah Snook

Sarah Snook

Marian Marriott

Finn Scicluna-O'Prey

Finn Scicluna-O'Prey

Henry Marriott

Emm Wiseman

Emm Wiseman

Nancy

A

Alana Fagan

Partially Dressed Lady #1

R

Rebecca Makar

Partially Dressed Lady #2

Tyler Coppin

Tyler Coppin

Arthur Gates

Michael Carman

Michael Carman

Frank

Angus Sampson

Angus Sampson

John Hansen

Themes & Keywords

drug addictionhaunted houseearthquakebased on true storyriflearchitecturedoctorghostfictional biographysan jose, california

About Winchester

Winchester is a horror, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of drug addiction, haunted house, earthquake, based on true story, rifle, architecture. Directed by Michael Spierig, it stars Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook. San Jose, California, 1906. Isolated in her labyrinthine mansion, eccentric firearm heiress Sarah Winchester believes that she is being haunted by the souls of those killed by the guns manufactured by her company.

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