In Stanley Kubrick’s chilling adaptation of a Stephen King horror novel, Jack Torrance, a struggling writer, accepts a job as caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, a luxurious but remote resort with a macabre history of violence. The hotel is closed for the winter, and Jack, his wife, Wendy, and son, Danny, will be the only residents for several snowy months. Jack hopes that the solitude will give him a chance to focus on his writing, but he soon spirals helplessly towards madness and murder as the hotel’s power plays upon his weaknesses. Cast includes: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers and Danny Lloyd.
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ACMI Identifier
309454
Language
English
Audience classification
R (18+)
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Literature → American literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)