Joan Fontaine, Melissa Sue Anderson, Lois Chiles, Nicollette Sheridan, Michael York, Steve Inwood, Linda Purl, and Paul Shenar in Dark Mansions (1986)

Dark Mansions

TV Movie1986• 2h
DramaThriller
⭐ 6.5 / 10(129)

A woman hired to write the history of a wealthy family stays at the family's estate in Oregon. She discovers that she strongly resembles a long-dead ancestor in the family, and finds things happening to her that happened to--and led to the death of--that woman.

Runtime
2h
Released
1986
Country
United States

Details

Release year: 1986

Storyline

A woman hired to write the history of a wealthy family stays at the family's estate in Oregon. She discovers that she strongly resembles a long-dead ancestor in the family, and finds things happening to her that happened to--and led to the death of--that woman.

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Did you know

• Loretta Young was to play the part of Margaret Drake but turned it down after reading the script. The role went to Joan Fontaine.

• Was intended to be the pilot movie of a weekly Gothic soap opera series.

User reviews

⭐ 8/10

Average Thriller

👍 2 · 6/20/2022
⭐ 4/10

Last night I dreamt I went to Drake Point again.....

👍 7 · 5/21/2018
⭐ 5/10

Crossing "Dark Shadows" with "Falcon Crest"

👍 12 · 5/23/2009

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
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