Burnt Offerings

Oct 18, 1976

1h 56m

★ 6.5

Up the ancient stairs, behind the locked door, something lives, something evil, from which no one has ever returned.

Overview

A couple and their 12-year-old son move into a giant house for the summer. Things start acting strange almost immediately. It seems that every time someone gets hurt on the grounds, the beat-up house seems to repair itself.

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Mystery

Production Companies

United Artists

PEA

Dan Curtis Productions

Burnt Offerings Trailers

Cast

Marian Rolf

Karen Black

Ben Rolf

Oliver Reed

Arnold Allardyce

Burgess Meredith

Aunt Elizabeth

Bette Davis

Roz Allardyce

Eileen Heckart

David 'Davey' Rolf

Lee Montgomery

Walker

Dub Taylor

Ben's Father

Joseph Riley

Young Ben

Todd Turquand

Minister

Orin Cannon

Dr. Ross

Jim Myers

The Chauffeur

Anthony James

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