

The Amityville Horror
1979-07-27 · 118 min · ★ 6.3
George Lutz, his wife Kathy, and their three children have just moved into a beautiful, and improbably cheap, Victorian mansion nestled in the sleepy coastal town of Amityville, Long Island. However, their dream home is concealing a horrific past and soon each member of the Lutz family is plagued with increasingly strange and violent visions and impulses.
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- Directors
- Stuart Rosenberg
- Production companies
- American International Pictures
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,700,000
- Revenue
- USD 86,432,488
Top Cast
James BrolinGeorge Lutz
Margot KidderKathy Lutz
Rod SteigerFather Delaney
Don StroudFather Richard Bolen
Murray HamiltonFather Ryan
John LarchFather Nuncio
Natasha RyanAmy
K.C. MartelGreg
Meeno PeluceMatt
Michael SacksJeff
Irene DaileyAunt Helena
Helen ShaverCarolyn
Amy WrightJackie
Marc VahanianJimmy
Elsa RavenMrs. Townsend
Eddie BarthAgucci
Hank GarrettBartender
James TolkanCoroner
Val AverySgt. Gionfriddo
Peter MaloneyNewspaper ClerkTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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