House of Harrington

2009 NR 25m 7.7

Profile of the late iconoclastic director Curtis Harrington, featuring images from many of his poetic and haunting films.

Curtis Harrington began making films as a teenager in the 1940s, beginning with his take on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" on 8mm. During his fifty year career as a director, Harrington made many horror films dealing with the unseen and the macabre, featuring legendary Hollywood stars. "House of Harrington" profiles Curtis' fascinating career, which ended with a full-circle return to the work of Edgar Allan Poe in 2002.

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Info about House of Harrington

Studio(s): Automat Pictures

Originally Released: Jan 01, 2009

Genres: Documentary, Short