- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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5 out of 5
Ira Levin's bestseller about Antichrist cultism in Manhattan is impeccably and faithfully brought to the screen by director Roman Polanski in this genuinely horrifying chiller that quietly builds unbearable tension. Mia Farrow is the perfect satanic foil in a supernatural classic of conspiratorial evil meshed with apocalyptic revelations, and Ruth Gordon won a deserved Oscar for her busybody portrayal of eccentric menace. It's one of the most powerful films ever made about Devil worship because Polanski expertly winds up the paranoia with spooky atmospherics and morbid humour.
Plot Summary
Roman Polanski's film version of Ira Levin's macabre tale of devils and witchcraft in 1960s New York, starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes and Ruth Gordon. When Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse move into a rambling apartment in central Manhattan, their lives increasingly revolve around the Castevets, the flamboyant old couple who live next door. But after Rosemary becomes pregnant, the attentions of the Castevets soon acquire sinister overtones.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Rosemary Woodhouse
- Mia Farrow
- Guy Woodhouse
- John Cassavetes
- Minnie Castevet
- Ruth Gordon
- Roman Castevet
- Sidney Blackmer
- Hutch
- Maurice Evans
- Dr Sapirstein
- Ralph Bellamy
- Terry Fionoffrio
- Victoria Vetri
- Laura-Louise
- Patsy Kelly
- Donald Baumgart
- Tony Curtis
- Mr Nicklas
- Elisha Cook Jr
- Dr Hill
- Charles Grodin
- Man by pay phone
- William Castle
- Girl at the party
- Sharon Tate
Crew
- Director
- Roman Polanski
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