
Poltergeist(1982)
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.


“It is a birthright of living death...”
A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.

Katharine Ross
Margaret Walsh

Sam Elliott
Pete Danner

Roger Daltrey
Clive Jackson

John Standing
Jason Mountolive

Ian Hogg
Harry

Margaret Tyzack
Nurse Adams

Charles Gray
Karl Liebnecht

Lee Montague
Jacques Grandier

Hildegard Neil
Barbara Kirstenburg
Marianne Broome
Maria
The Legacy is a horror film released in 1978 exploring themes of cat, broken mirror, shocking, hostile, suspicious, anxious. Directed by Richard Marquand, it stars Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Roger Daltrey. A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.
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