Directed by Robert Wise   Written by Nelson Gidding   Shirley Jackson   Cast Julie Harris ... Eleanor Lance Claire Bloom ... Theodora Richard Johnson ... Dr. John Markway Russ Tamblyn ... Luke Sanderson Fay Compton ... Mrs. Sanderson Rosalie Crutchley ... Mrs. Dudley Lois Maxwell ... Grace Markway Valentine Dyall ... Mr. Dudley Diane Clare ... Carrie Fredericks Ronald Adam ... Eldridge Harper Uncredited Cast Pamela Buckley ... First Mrs. Crain Amy Dalby ... Abigail Crain - Age 80 Rosemary Dorken ... Abigail Crain's Nurse-Companion Verina Greenlaw ... Dora Fredericks Claude Jones ... Garage Attendant Frieda Knorr ... Second Mrs. Crain Howard Lang ... Hugh Crain Janet Mansell ... Abigail Crain - Age 6 Paul Maxwell ... Bud Fredericks Susan Richards ... Nurse Mavis Villiers ... Landlady Produced by Denis Johnson   Robert Wise   Original Music by Humphrey Searle

Additional Info Premiere: September 18, 1963 DVD Release: August 05, 2003 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Argyle Enterprises (A Robert Wise Production) (as An Argyle Enterprises Production) Distributors Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)   (1963) (USA) (theatrical) (presents) American Broadcasting Company (ABC)   (1967) (USA) (TV) MGM/UA Home Entertainment   (1990) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (2003) (USA) (DVD) The Criterion Channel   (2020) (USA) (TV) (digital) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.4 / 10 Our Rating 5.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.5 / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,620 / 21,118 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 2 total ratings Almost Perfect 1 total rating Mediocre 1 total rating Crap 1 total rating Site Ranking #2,616 The Cleveland Show: Season 2 (2010) #2,617 Money Train (1995) #2,618 The Marksman (2021) #2,619 Antlers (2021) #2,620 The Haunting (1963) #2,621 Rings (2017) #2,622 Deep Red (1975) #2,623 Ravenous (1999) #2,624 The Forever Purge (2021)