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The Shining (1980)

The Shining (1980)

Thriller Horror

A masterpiece of modern horror.

Release Date: 1980, May 23
Directors: Stanley Kubrick
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures, Peregrine, Hawk Films, The Producer Circle Co.
Cast: Derek Lyons, Burnell Tucker, Jack Nicholson, Joe Turkel, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Anne Jackson, Tony Burton, Lia Beldam

Overview:

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.

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