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Dominican Rep. The Shining
- Original title
- The Shining
- Year
- 1980
- Running time
- 146 min.
- Country
United Kingdom- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production United Kingdom-United States;
- Genre
- Horror | Supernatural. Haunted Houses. Ghosts. Psychological Thriller. Psychological Drama. Cult movie
- Movie Groups
- Stephen King Adaptations
- Synopsis
- Writer Jack Torrance takes a job as a winter caretaker of the Overlook Hotel in the remote Colorado mountains. He moves in, along with his wife Wendy and son Danny, in the hope that the isolation will cure his writer’s block. But as the weather isolates them, Jack descends into madness. And then apparitions from the hotel’s past appear, imploring Jack to kill his family.
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- Awards
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1980: Saturn Awards: Best Sup. Actor (Crothers). Nominated for Horror Film, Director & Music1980: 2 Nominations for Razzie Awards: Worst Director and Actress (Shelley Duvall)1980: David di Donatello Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Production
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