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The Fall of the House of Usher (1979) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language
1979 · 101 mins · English
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Directed by
James L. Conway
Starring
Robert Hays, Ray Walston, Martin Landau, Charlene Tilton, H.E.D. Redford, Michael Ruud

A traveler and his wife reach the Usher mansion and find the siblings Roderick and Madeline afflicted with an illness: Roderick’s senses are heightened, while Madeline is catatonic. That night Roderick reveals a curse—when multiple Ushers live, the siblings go mad, meet horrific ends, and as days pass the curse builds to a terrifying climax.

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