The Spiral Staircase

Starring: Bisset, Jacqueline and Plummer, Christopher

Product Description

A demented killer stalks the streets, preying on young, handicapped women. Where will he strike next? Whom will the next victim be? The answers might surprise you because they're always another twist to The Spiral Staircase. Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Plummer headline this fear-choked modernization of the famed 1946 Gothic shocker. Bisset is Helen, a mute woman who stops overnight at her family's remote country mansion. There, Helen's Uncle Sherman (Plummer) runs a respected psychological institute. And there, an unseen eye stares out at Helen from the shadows. When a storm plunges the house into darkness, the terror erupts and Helen's horror has only just begun. So have the convoluted steps leading to the suspense-filled end of The Spiral Staircase.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 027616122537
• Release Date: October 2005
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Tcfhe/MGM
• Director: Collinson, Peter
• Starring: Bisset, Jacqueline, Plummer, Christopher
• Runtime: 1 hour, 29 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: bw
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

Mum's the word.

It is a New England town in the horse-and-buggy era. Talkies are not in yet. For the past ten years, the town has been plagued by mysterious murders. The victims seem to be physically challenged women. As viewers, we speculate on who the culprit can be. The local Constable (James Bell) has a theory that it is someone from the town and that it will be hard to detect the perpetrator. Helen (Dorothy McGuire) is psychologically mute. Everyone tells her she is next, but she is not to worry because she is being protected. Mrs. Warren (Ethel Barrymore) tells her to get out before it is too late. Professor Warren (George Brent) tells her to just get fixed. Dr. Parry (Kent Smith) says I can take you somewhere where you might get fixed; he tries a little bit of experimenting himself. Steve Warren (Gordon Oliver) says, “Let her be.” I think he likes silent women. Looks like the perpetrator could be anyone; all we see is an eye and a glove. Maybe you can guess and maybe you cannot. But in any event, will be on the edge of your seat. Kibitzing is authorized.