Homesdale (1971)
At a remote guest house known as Homesdale, a group of visitors find themselves subjected to strange rituals, psychological games, and increasingly cruel entertainments devised by the lodge’s staff. As the weekend unfolds, the tensions and obsessions each guest has brought with them begin to surface.
- Date of release
- 1971-06-01
- TMDB
- 5.4 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror
- Director
- Peter Weir
Casting
- Geoff Malone — Mr. Malfry
- Grahame Bond — Mr. Kevin
- Kate Fitzpatrick — Miss Greenoak
- Barry Donnelly — Mr. Vaughan
- Doreen Warburton — Mrs. Sharpe
- James Lear — Mr. Levy
- Kosta Akon — Chief Robert
- Richard Brennan — Robert 1
- Peter Weir — Robert 2
- Phillip Noyce — Neville
- James Dellit — Manager
- Shirley Donald — Matron
Interesting facts
Homesdale is a 1971 Australian film directed by Peter Weir. Homesdale is a black comedy about visitors at a guest house acting out their violent private fantasies and games under the control of the house staff.
Production
The film was influenced by horror films such as The Cat and the Canary. The budget was covered by a grant from the Experimental Film and Television Fund. The film was shot at director Peter Weir's home in Sydney in March 1971.
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