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Watch The Shining (1980)

"A masterpiece of modern horror."

Movie19802h 24m8.2/10

Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.

DirectorStanley Kubrick
WriterStanley Kubrick
Runtime2h 24m
LanguageEnglish
StudioWarner Bros. Pictures, Peregrine
StatusReleased

Cast of The Shining

Jack Nicholson
Jack NicholsonJack Torrance
Shelley Duvall
Shelley DuvallWendy Torrance
Danny Lloyd
Danny LloydDanny
Scatman Crothers
Scatman CrothersHallorann
Barry Nelson
Barry NelsonUllman
Philip Stone
Philip StoneGrady
Joe Turkel
Joe TurkelLloyd
Anne Jackson
Anne JacksonDoctor
Tony Burton
Tony BurtonDurkin
Lia Beldam
Lia BeldamYoung Woman in Bath
Billie Gibson
Billie GibsonOld Woman in Bath
Barry Dennen
Barry DennenWatson
David Baxt
David BaxtForest Ranger 1
Manning Redwood
Manning RedwoodForest Ranger 2
Lisa Burns
Lisa BurnsGrady Daughter

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