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Haunted Summer

Haunted Summer

Haunted Summer

Haunted Summer

Four lovers explore the heights of passion. And the depths of evil.

1988•1h 46m•

★5.2(10 ratings)

DramaRomance

Overview

Authors Lord Byron, Mary Shelley (née Godwin) and Percy Shelley get together for some philosophical discussions, but the situation soon deteriorates into mind games, drugs, and sex. It is a fictionalization of the summer that Lord Byron and the Shelleys, together with Lord Byron's ex-lover Claire Clairmont and his Doctor John Polidori, spent in the isolated Villa Diodati by Lake Geneva. It is there they devise a contest to adduce the best horror story to kill the dullness of summer. It is also there that one of the world's most famous books was given life—Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Director

Writers

Lewis John Carlino

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Main Cast

Philip Anglim

Philip Anglim

Lord Byron

Alice Krige

Alice Krige

Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin

Eric Stoltz

Eric Stoltz

Percy Shelley

Alex Winter

Alex Winter

Dr. John William Polidori

Laura Dern

Laura Dern

Claire Clairmont

Peter Berling

Peter Berling

Maurice

Donald Hodson

Donald Hodson

Rushton

Giusto Lo Pipero

Giusto Lo Pipero

Berger

Antoinette McLain

Antoinette McLain

Elise

Terry Richards

Terry Richards

Fletcher

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Ivan Passer

Writing

Writer: Lewis John Carlino
Novel: Anne Edwards

Production

Producer: Martin Poll
Executive Producer: Menahem Golan
Executive Producer: Yoram Globus

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Christopher Young

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Giuseppe Rotunno

Editing

Editor: Rick Fields
Editor: Cesare D'Amico

Keywords

lord byron

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Four lovers explore the heights of passion. And the depths of evil."

#2

The runtime is 106 minutes (1h 46m).

#3

The film was directed by Ivan Passer.

#4

The screenplay was written by Lewis John Carlino.

#5

The score was composed by Christopher Young.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Giuseppe Rotunno.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0095280.

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Rating

5.2/10

Mixed

10 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Haunted Summer

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Production Companies:

The Cannon Group

The Cannon Group

Golan-Globus Productions