The Legacy

The Legacy (1978)

It is a birthright of living death...

A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.

Date of release
1978-09-29
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (82)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Director
Richard Marquand

Casting

Interesting facts

The Legacy is a 1978 horror film directed by Richard Marquand, in his directorial debut, and starring Katharine Ross, Sam Elliott, Roger Daltrey, John Standing, and Margaret Tyzack. It follows an American couple who are summoned to a British mansion while visiting England for a work obligation, where they stumble upon its family's curse.

Production

Jimmy Sangster originally wrote a supernatural script set in a run-down hospital in downtown Detroit. Much to his dismay, the script was altered to more closely resemble other Hammer movies. Although keeping the American protagonists, events were manipulated to allow the story instead to take place in an English country estate featuring a collection of stereotypical butlers, chauffeurs and curtseying maids.

The film had the working title The Devil’s Doorway, and was also known as Psychose, and The Legacy of Maggie Walsh.

Considered for Karl were Harry Andrews, Peter Cushing, Bernard Archard, Herbert Lom, Donald Pleasence, Christopher Lee, Michael Gough, Anton Diffring, Peter Arne, Patrick Troughton, Peter Vaughan and Donald Houston.

Considered for Grandier were Peter Arne, Frank Finlay, Peter Jeffrey, Joss Ackland, Ian Bannen, John Carson and Ian Hendry.

Principal photography began on 16 January 1978 at Bray Studios in Berkshire, England, concluding on 23 March 1978. Other filming locations included Mountolive Manor House and Loseley Park in Guildford, Surrey.

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