The Other (1972)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Escritores:

Tom Tryon (screenplay)
Tom Tryon (novel)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

29 septiembre 1972 (Sweden)

Género:

Drama | Horror | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Niles and Holland are as close as twin brothers can be. Appearances can be deceiving... and deadly.

Plot:

Down in the farmcountry of the US two twins are born. One of them turns out to be good, while the other becomes rather evil.

Plot Keywords:

Twins | Murder | Accident | Grandmother | Evil

Premios:

1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Wonderful, Scary, Creepy, Suspenseful and One heck of a Masterful GEM

Reparto

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	...	Mr. P.C. Pretty
Ed Bakey	...	Chan-yu
Clarence Crow	...	Russell
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Bob Melvin	...	Sideshow Man (uncredited)
Carolyn Stellar	...	Woman In The Mirror (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Robert Mulligan

Créditos del guión
Tom Tryon		(screenplay) (as Thomas Tryon)
Tom Tryon		(novel "The Other") (as Thomas Tryon)

Producida por
Don Kranze	....	associate producer
Robert Mulligan	....	producer
Tom Tryon	....	executive producer (as Thomas Tryon)

Música original por
Jerry Goldsmith

Fotografía por
Robert Surtees		(director of photography) (as Robert L. Surtees)

Montaje por
Folmar Blangsted
O. Nicholas Brown

Diseño de producción por
Albert Brenner

Decorados
Ruby R. Levitt		(as Ruby Levitt)

Diseño de vestuario por
Joanne Haas
Thomas Welsh		(as Tommy Welsh)

Departamento de maquillaje
Joe DiBella	....	makeup artist
Dorothy White	....	hair stylist

Ayudante de dirección
Bert Gold	....	assistant director
Don Kranze	....	assistant director
Mark Sandrich Jr.	....	assistant director (as Mark Sandrich)

Departamento de Arte
Ward Preston	....	assistant art director

Departamento de sonido
Don J. Bassman	....	sound (as Don Bassman)
Jack Solomon	....	sound

Departamento de Música
Arthur Morton	....	orchestrator

Compañías Productores

• Benchmark
• Rem
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distribuidores

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1972) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1975) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• CBS/Fox (video)

También conocida como:

El otro (Mexico) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

108 min | 100 min (FMC Library Print)

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Clasificación:

UK:12 (DVD rating) | UK:X (original rating) | France:-16 | USA:PG (Approved No. 23156) | Finland:K-18 | Germany:16 | Sweden:15

Locaciones de Filmación:

Murphys, California, USA

Compañía:

Benchmark

Trivialidades:

At the early stages of production, author-producer Tom Tryon wanted Ingrid Bergman for the role of Ada (the Grandmother), and Mark Lester for the dual roles of Niles and Holland. When Bergman passed, on account of a previous stage commitment, Uta Hagen was hired and brought aboard twins Chris Udvarnoky and Martin Udvarnoky.

Errores:

Sin sincronía de Audio o Visual: Holland laughs as he leaves the room with the hydrocephalic baby, but his mouth doesn't move.

Citas:

Niles Perry: It is my ring, isn't it? You GAVE it to me, didn't you?
Holland Perry: Cripes sake, yes! I gave it to ya. Now would you forget about the ring?

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in The Good Son (1993)

Wonderful, Scary, Creepy, Suspenseful and One heck of a Masterful GEM

This is one of those movies no one talks about - but if you've seen it once: it will never leave you. I saw it on the big screen as a teenager. I stayed in the theater and saw it again and then I returned the next day. Look, I am not nuts, this is one of the finest scary movies ever made. It is deceptively simple to look at. However, the cast and crew put together one fine and magical horror story.

If you miss this story, you've missed one of the quiet classics. It mixes fantasy with good story telling and is bound to leave you fascinated.

Uta Hagen gained my reverence after watching this movie. The Udvanorky Brothers did such an outstanding job: they practically carried this entire movie with a eclectic mix of childlike innocence and selfish evil that I just do not understand why they never made another movie again! This movie has made them a legend in my mind - they guide me back to the first time I saw this and I wasn't that much older than they were - that crossroads between wonderment and knowledge that stays with one for a lifetime.

This period horror piece should be lauded and respected and more - rediscovered or perhaps just discovered by the world and stand as a hallmark of fine film making and supernatural horror and mystery.