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The House by the Lake (1976) [R]

Featuring:
Brenda Vaccaro, Don Stroud, Chuck Shamata

Written by:
William Fruet

Directed by:
William Fruet


Release Date:
September 17, 1976

Original Title:
Death Weekend

Alternate Titles:
Bluthunde
The House by the Lake
Week-end sauvage

Genres:
Horror | Thriller

Production Companies:
American International Pictures
Canadian Film Development Corporation
DAL Arts
Famous Players
Quadrant Films

Production Countries:
Canada

Ratings / Certifications:
US: R 

Runtime: 87

They were going to rape her one by one. She was going to kill them....one by one.

Overview from TheMovieDB

Harry is a rich dentist who often brings women up to his rural lakehouse. One weekend, he invites Diane, a former fashion model. On their way to the house, Diane runs a gang of thugs off the road. Humiliated, the thugs track down the couple for revenge.

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Overview from Open Movies

A rich playboy has a large house in the Ontario countryside. One weekend he invites his girlfriend, a fashion model, but on his way to the house he drives past a gang of crazed young men. The men find out where the house is and terrorize the couple.

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The House by the Lake (1976) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.0/10
Awards Won: 3 wins

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Production

Art Direction:
Roy Forge Smith

Director:
William Fruet

Director of Photography:
Robert Saad

Editor:
Debra Karen
Debbie Karjala
Jean LaFleur

Executive Producer:
John Dunning

Producer:
Ivan Reitman
André Link

Screenplay:
William Fruet

Sound Editor:
Dennis Matheson

Sound Mixer:
Joe Grimaldi

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