Characters & Themes
Making ‘The Shining’ (1980) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1980 · 35 mins · English
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- Starring
- Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Stanley Kubrick, Danny Lloyd, Leon Vitali
Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick’s daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.
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