Other, The

The Other
Credits
Title:	The Other
Directed by:	Robert Mulligan
Written by:	Thomas Tryon
Produced by:	Thomas Tryon; Robert Mulligan; Don Kranze
Music by:	Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography:	Robert L. Surtees
Edited by:	Folmar Blangsted; O. Nicholas Brown
Production
Distributors:	Rem Benchmark Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Released:	May 26th, 1972
Rating:	PG
Running time:	108 min.
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Gross:	$475,611
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The Other is an American feature film of the supernatural thriller genre. It was directed by Robert Mulligan with a screenplay written by Thomas Tryon, and is an adaptation of Tryon's novel of the same name. It was produced by Benchmark and Rem and distributed through Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. It premiered in the United States on May 26th, 1972. The movie stars Uta Hagen as Ada with Diana Muldaur as Alexandra and Chris & Martin Udvarnoky as the Perry twins, Niles and Holland.

Cast

Actor	Role
Uta Hagen	Ada
Diana Muldaur	Alexandra
Chris Udvarnoky	Niles Perry
Martin Udvarnoky	Holland Perry
Norma Connolly	Aunt Vee
Victor French	Angelini
Loretta Leversee	Winnie
Lou Frizzell	Uncle George
Portia Nelson	Mrs. Rowe
Jenny Sullivan	Torrie
John Ritter	Rider
Jack Collins	P.C. Pretty
Ed Bakey	Chan-yu
Clarence Crow	Russell

Notes & Trivia

• The tagline to this film is "Niles and Holland are as close as twin brothers can be. Appearances can be deceiving... and deadly."

• There are a total of fourteen credited cast members in this film.

• Production on The Other began on September 14th, 1971. Filming concluded in December, 1971.

• This movie was filmed in Murphys, California. Scenes of the carnival were shot at Angels Camp.

• Actor Bob Melvin makes an uncredited appearance in this film as a sideshow performer.

• Actor Angelo Rossitto makes an uncredited appearance in this film as a sideshow performer.

• Actress Carolyn Stellar makes an uncredited appearance in this film as a woman in a mirror.

• The principal setting for this film is Connecticut in the year 1935.

• This movie is not to be confused with The Others, which is a 2001 ghost film directed by Alejandro Amenábar.

• This is the first work in the horror genre for actor John Ritter. Ritter is best known for playing Jack Tripper on Three's Company, and Paul Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. In the horror genre, he will go on to play adult Ben Hanscomb in the television adaptation of It in 1990 and Warren Kincaid in Bride of Chucky in 1998.

• This is the first credited film work for editor O. Nicholas Brown.

Meanwhile...

Here's a list of more films that were released in 1972.

Beware! The Blob Blacula Blood of Ghastly Horror Brain of Blood Daughters of Satan Demons of the Mind Dracula A.D. 1972 Dr. Phibes Rises Again Frogs Fury of the Wolfman Horror Express Last House on the Left, The Night Stalker, The Other, The Requiem for a Vampire Season of the Witch Sisters Tales from the Crypt Thing With Two Heads, The

Recommendations

• Omen, The
• Twins of Evil
• Village of the Damned

External Links

• The Other at AMG
• The Other at IMDB
• The Other at Wikipedia
• The Other at Letterboxd.com
• The Other at Themoviedb.org

Keywords

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