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A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.A series of gruesome accidents plague a small American farming community in the summer of 1935, encircling two identical twin brothers and their family.
- Awards
- 1 win
Bob Melvin
- Sideshow Man
- (uncredited)
Joanne Riggs
- Chan-yu's Assistant
- (uncredited)
Angelo Rossitto
- Sideshow Performer
- (uncredited)
Carolyn Stellar
- Woman in the Mirror
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt the early stages of production, author-producer Tom Tryon wanted Ingrid Bergman for the role of Ada (the Grandmother), and Mark Lester for the dual roles of Niles and Holland. When Bergman passed due to a previous stage commitment, Uta Hagen was hired and brought aboard twins Chris Udvarnoky and Martin Udvarnoky.
- GoofsSet in 1935, Rider makes reference to the movie Murder in the Blue Room (1944).
- Quotes
Ada: Niles, where is the baby?
Niles Perry: Holland's got the baby. He put the pain pills in your tea. He's bad. He'll never go to heaven!
- Alternate versionsWhen shown on Network Television the last shot contained a voiceover, in which the person in the shot said they were going to tell the sheriff the truth about all the bad things which had been going on.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elvira's Movie Macabre: The Other (1984)
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I remember very clearly that parts of the Thomas Tryon novel just about had me wetting myself, it was that scary, and I wondered if the movie version would do it justice. In many ways, it nearly surpasses the book...which is something that rarely ever happens. Some people don't care for the performances by Chris and Martin Udvarnoky as the twins, Niles and Holland, but the fact that they weren't typical "Hollywoodized" child stars enabled them to give more naturalistic performances, thereby making them more believable...and creepy.
And what can you say about one of theater's Grande Dames, Uta Hagen? I think this was the only film I've ever seen her in, and she's spectacular. Well before "bad kids" became a genre cliché, this one beats all the other like-minded thrillers by a mile, even THE OMEN. (Well, maybe not THE BAD SEED, though.)
And as the cherry-on-top, Jerry Goldsmith turned in one of his best scores on this one. And DP Robert Surtees' work is so beautiful in contrast to the sheer horror it has us bear witness to...
Director Mulligan deserved all the praise he got for THE OTHER, and more acclaim than he did get because of the fact that it was considered a "low-class horror movie." When you watch it, though, you may not think so by the chilling ending. See if this doesn't stay with you for weeks afterward, the way it did for me...
And what can you say about one of theater's Grande Dames, Uta Hagen? I think this was the only film I've ever seen her in, and she's spectacular. Well before "bad kids" became a genre cliché, this one beats all the other like-minded thrillers by a mile, even THE OMEN. (Well, maybe not THE BAD SEED, though.)
And as the cherry-on-top, Jerry Goldsmith turned in one of his best scores on this one. And DP Robert Surtees' work is so beautiful in contrast to the sheer horror it has us bear witness to...
Director Mulligan deserved all the praise he got for THE OTHER, and more acclaim than he did get because of the fact that it was considered a "low-class horror movie." When you watch it, though, you may not think so by the chilling ending. See if this doesn't stay with you for weeks afterward, the way it did for me...
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $475,611
- Runtime1 hour 48 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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