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Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) [PG]

Featuring:
Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks

Written by:
David D. Osborn
Robert Blees
Jimmy Sangster

Directed by:
Curtis Harrington


Release Date:
February 11, 1972

Original Title:
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?

Alternate Titles:
Wer hat Tante Ruth angezündet?
Who Slew Auntie Roo?
小哥哥勇救小妹妹

Genres:
Horror | Thriller

Production Companies:
American International Pictures
Hemdale

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 12  US: PG 

Runtime: 91

She's Taking a STAB at Motherhood!

Overview from TheMovieDB

A demented widow lures unsuspecting children into her mansion in a bizarre "Hansel and Gretel" twist.

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Overview from Open Movies

A retelling of the old tale of Hansel and Gretel, but set in 1920's England. To the children and staff at the orphanage, Auntie Roo is a kindly American widow who gives them a lavish Christmas party each year in her mansion, Forrest Grange. In reality, she's a severely disturbed woman, who keeps the mummified remains of her little daughter in a nursery in the attic. One Christmas, her eye falls upon a little girl who reminds her of her daughter and she imprisons her in her attic. Nobody believes her brother, Christopher, when he tells them what's happened, so he goes to rescue her.

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Rankings and Honors

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes 60%

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Production

Additional Dialogue:
Gavin Lambert

Art Direction:
George Provis

Assistant Director:
Colin M. Brewer

Associate Producer:
John Pellatt

Camera Operator:
Norman Jones

Casting:
Sally Nicholl

Conductor:
Kenneth V. Jones

Continuity:
June Randall

Director:
Curtis Harrington

Director of Photography:
Desmond Dickinson

Editor:
Tristam Cones

Executive Producer:
James H. Nicholson
Louis M. Heyward

Hairdresser:
Pat McDermott
Joyce James

Makeup Artist:
Eddie Knight
Sylvia Croft

Original Music Composer:
Kenneth V. Jones

Original Story:
David D. Osborn

Producer:
Jimmy Sangster
Samuel Z. Arkoff
James H. Nicholson

Production Manager:
Donald Toms

Publicist:
Dennison Thornton

Screenplay:
Robert Blees
Jimmy Sangster

Sound Editor:
Peter Lennard

Sound Recordist:
Richard Langford
Ken Ritchie

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Bridget Sellers

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