Directed by:
Robert MulliganScreenplay:
Tom TryonCinematography:
Robert SurteesComposer:
Jerry GoldsmithCast:
Uta Hagen, Diana Muldaur, Chris Udvarnoky, Martin Udvarnoky, Victor French, Loretta Leversee, Lou Frizzell, Portia Nelson, Jenny Sullivan, John Ritter (more)Plots(1)
The atmospheric direction of Robert Mulligan and the first-rate writing of Tom Tryon (based on his own novel) place The Other at a notch above the seemingly endless parade of demonic, horror films of the 1970s. The story takes place on a small Connecticut farm in 1935 and concerns a luckless family that finds itself further plagued by a violent series of mysterious deaths. It seems that the curious deaths have something to do with Alexandra Udvarnoky's (Diana Muldaur) twin sons - ten year old Chris (Niles Perry) and Martin (Holland Perry). Martin is shy, withdrawn and somber, while Chris behaves like a normal ten-year-old boy. The question the film poses is which twin is good and which is evil - and has he caused the killings? (Shock Entertainment)
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"The Second" is one of those older films that can easily prove to you that age doesn't matter and that a good horror could be made in the past as well as now. Honestly, I have a feeling that in the past, there were many more good horror films made and that current filmmakers somewhat forget how to frighten people. There are only a few who succeed in doing so and who can create a similarly escalating atmosphere like the creators of the film "The Second".
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