The Other (1972)
New England in den 30er Jahren: die Zwillinge Niles und Holland Perry leben auf der Farm der Familie gemeinsam mit Großmutter Ada ihrem Onkel, der Tante und der schwangeren großen Schwester, solange sich ihre Mutter Alexandra in einem Sanatorium erholt. Holland ist ein echter Tunichtgut, dessen wilde Ideen seinen Bruder und andere immer wieder in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten bringen, doch Niles hat einen Grund für seine Ernsthaftigkeit: er teilt mit seiner Großmutter die Gabe, sich mittels Astralprojektion in die Sinne anderer Lebewesen versetzen zu können. Doch die Dinge sind viel schlimmer, als sie scheinen und schon bald verursacht Holland den Tod einiger Ansässiger. Als Alexandra zu ihrer Familie heimkehrt, kommen langsam die wahren düsteren Geheimnisse der Familie an die Oberfläche: über das seltsame Verhalten der Zwillinge, den Zusammenbruch der Mutter und den Tod des Vaters...
Der Regisseur:
Robert Mulligan
Der Autor:
Tom Tryon
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Uta Hagen as Ada |
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Diana Muldaur as Alexandra |
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Chris Udvarnoky as Niles Perry |
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Martin Udvarnoky as Holland Perry |
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Norma Connolly as Aunt Vee |
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Victor French as Angelini |
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Loretta Leversee as Winnie |
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Lou Frizzell as Uncle George |
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Portia Nelson as Mrs. Rowe |
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Jenny Sullivan as Torrie |
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John Ritter as Rider |
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Jack Collins as Mr. P.C. Pretty |
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Ed Bakey as Chan-yu |
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Clarence Crow as Russell |
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Bob Melvin as Sideshow Man (uncredited) |
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Angelo Rossitto as Sideshow Performer (uncredited) |
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Carolyn Stellar as Woman in the Mirror (uncredited) |
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Joanne Riggs as Chan-yu's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Mulligan | Director |
| Writing | Tom Tryon | Screenplay |
| Art | Albert Brenner | Production Design |
| Production | Robert Mulligan | Producer |
| Editing | O. Nicholas Brown | Editor |
| Editing | Folmar Blangsted | Editor |
| Writing | Tom Tryon | Novel |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tom Tryon | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy White | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Clarence Fay Konkel | Carpenter |
| Production | Alixe Gordin | Casting |
| Art | Bill Parks | Construction Coordinator |
| Directing | Don Kranze | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bert Gold | Assistant Director |
| Production | Don Kranze | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Don J. Bassman | Sound |
| Camera | Bud Gray | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Dan Lambert | Key Grip |
| Directing | John Barnwell | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Mark Sandrich Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Art | Earl W. Huntoon, Jr. | Leadman |
| Art | Ward Preston | Assistant Art Director |
| Lighting | Earl Kennedy | Gaffer |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Sound | Al Yaylian | Boom Operator |
| Camera | James R. Connell | Camera Operator |
| Production | William J. Kenney | Casting |
| Art | Albert Brenner | Art Direction |
| Art | Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe DiBella | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Richard Barth | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Production | Joanne Riggs | Local Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanne Haas | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Welsh | Costumer |
| Production | Jim Riggs | Local Casting |
| Sound | Alexander Courage | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Alexander Courage | Music |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Conductor |
| Directing | Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Emil Richards | Musician |
| Crew | Aram Betkijian | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Estelle Schaffe | Production Secretary |