An American Haunting
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An American Haunting is a 2005 supernatural horror film written and directed by Courtney Solomon and starring Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, James D'Arcy, and Rachel Hurd-Wood. The film was previewed at the AFI Film Festival on November 5, 2005 and was released in the UK on April 14, 2006 with follow-up in US theaters on May 5. The film is an international co-production between the United Kingdom, Canada, Romania, and the United States.[citation needed]It opened #2 in the US, staying in the top ten films for 6 weeks. This success resulted in a long-term distribution and co-production arrangement with Lionsgate Films.
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Directed by | Courtney Solomon |
Screenplay by | Courtney Solomon |
Based on | The Bell Witch: An American Haunting by Brent Monahan |
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Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
Edited by | Richard Comeau |
Music by | Caine Davidson |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $14 million |
Box office | $29.6 million[1] |
The film is based on the novel The Bell Witch: An American Haunting by Brent Monahan. The events in the novel are based on the legend of the Bell Witch. The film switches from the 21st century to the 19th, and features a subplot about a recently divorced mother (Susan Almgren) whose daughter (Isabelle Almgren-Doré) is going through something like the same experience as Betsy Bell.