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) |
| Writing | Tom Tryon | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Mulligan | Director |
| Editing | O. Nicholas Brown | Editor |
| Production | Tom Tryon | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Folmar Blangsted | Editor |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Tom Tryon | Novel |
| Production | Robert Mulligan | Producer |
| Camera | Robert Surtees | Director of Photography |
| Art | Albert Brenner | Production Design |
| Directing | Bert Gold | Assistant Director |
| Art | Barry Bedig | Property Master |
| Production | Alixe Gordin | Casting |
| Production | Don Kranze | Associate Producer |
| Art | Albert Brenner | Art Direction |
| Art | Jack Martin Smith | Art Direction |
| Art | Earl W. Huntoon, Jr. | Leadman |
| Production | William J. Kenney | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe DiBella | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy White | Hairstylist |
| Directing | John Barnwell | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mark Sandrich Jr. | Assistant Director |
| Art | Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Don Kranze | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Don J. Bassman | Sound |
| Camera | Dan Lambert | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Earl Kennedy | Gaffer |
| Camera | Bud Gray | Still Photographer |
| Art | Ward Preston | Assistant Art Director |
| Camera | Richard Barth | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Clarence Fay Konkel | Carpenter |
| Sound | Jack Solomon | Sound |
| Art | Bill Parks | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | James R. Connell | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Al Yaylian | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Jerry Goldsmith | Conductor |
| Sound | Emil Richards | Musician |
| Production | Joanne Riggs | Local Casting |
| Sound | Alexander Courage | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Arthur Morton | Orchestrator |
| Directing | Ray Quiroz | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Alexander Courage | Music |
| Crew | Aram Betkijian | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Estelle Schaffe | Production Secretary |
| Costume & Make-Up | Thomas Welsh | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanne Haas | Costumer |
| Production | Jim Riggs | Local Casting |