Consult your doctor! Bring your seat belts!
Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. But the house is no ordinary house. This house has a reputation for murder. Frederick offers them each a gun for protection. They all arrived in a hearse and will either leave in it $10,000 richer or leave in it dead!
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- Release Date 01/01/1959
- Language English
- Director William Castle
- Writer Robb White
- Editor Roy V. Livingston
- Cinematographer Carl E. Guthrie
- Producer William Castle
- Companies William Castle Productions, Allied Artists Pictures
- Budget $200,000
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT | Jan 1, 1959 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Australia | Jan 1, 1959 | Theatrical | M |
| United States | Jan 14, 1959 | Premiere (San Francisco, California) | NR |
| Romania | Feb 17, 1959 | Premiere | 12 |
| United States | Feb 17, 1959 | Theatrical | NR |
| Netherlands | Jul 17, 1959 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Japan | Aug 18, 1959 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | Sep 1, 1959 | Theatrical | 12 |
| Germany | Oct 27, 1959 | Theatrical | 18 |
| XG | Oct 27, 1959 | Theatrical | 18 |
| NO | Jan 1, 1960 | Theatrical | 15 |
| Italy | Jan 9, 1960 | Theatrical | T |
| DK | Jan 11, 1960 | Theatrical | 15 |
| France | May 11, 1960 | Theatrical | 12 |
| SE | Apr 29, 1963 | Theatrical | 15 |
| PT | Mar 9, 1984 | Premiere (Fantasporto - Festival de Cinema do Porto) | M/14 |
| United States | Jan 1, 1990 | Physical (VHS) | NR |
| FI | Nov 2, 2002 | Premiere (Iik!! Horror Film Festival) | K-18 |
| FI | Jun 20, 2007 | Physical (DVD) | K-18 |
| Spain | Dec 17, 2008 | Physical (DVD) | 12 |
| GR | May 5, 2009 | Physical (DVD) | — |
| FI | Oct 23, 2009 | Premiere (Iik!! Horror Film Festival) | K-18 |
| Spain | Jan 30, 2015 | Premiere (Madrid ) | 12 |
| Spain | Feb 6, 2015 | Theatrical (Limited) (Barcelona ) | 12 |
| Japan | Mar 20, 2018 | Theatrical (Limited) | — |
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