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The Fall of the House of Usher

1928 · 63 min · Director: Jean Epstein ★ IMDb 7.2 · 5,149 ratings

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Convinced that his family is tainted by generations of evil, Roderick Usher is hellbent on stopping his sister Madeline’s wedding to prevent the cursed Usher bloodline from expanding. When her fiancé Allan arrives at the crumbling estate to claim his bride, Roderick goes to ruthless—even deadly—lengths to keep them apart.

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The Fall of the House of Usher (1928) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Awe 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Awe, Fear. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Awe and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Cast

JD
Jean Debucourt

MG
Marguerite Gance

CL
Charles Lamy

F
Fournez-Goffard

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Fournez-Goffard

The Doctor

LD
Luc Dartagnan

AG
Abel Gance

H
Halma

PH
Pierre Hot

PK
Pierre Kefer

Details

Directed by
Jean Epstein
Written by
Luis Buñuel, Jean Epstein
Type
Movies
Released
1928
Runtime
63 min
Country
France
Genres
Horror
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.2 · 5,149 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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