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The Fall of the House of Usher (French: La Chute de la maison Usher) is a 1928 French horror film directed by Jean Epstein, one of multiple films based on the Gothic short story The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. Future director Luis Buñuel co-wrote the screenplay with Epstein, his second film credit, having previously worked as assistant director on Epstein's film Mauprat from 1926.
American critic Roger Ebert included the film on his list of "Great Movies."
In 1995, Ivan Fedele composed an original soundtrack for the film. In 2012 famous Czech composer Varhan Orchestrovich Bauer composed new original soundtrack and performed with Basel Sinfonietta in Switzerland and Germany. In 2015 Anna Coogan wrote and performed her score for the film.
Original Release
10/05/1928
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean Debucourt | Sir Roderick Usher |
Marguerite Gance | Madeleine Usher |
Charles Lamy | Allan - the Guest / Allan |
Fournez-Goffard | |
Luc Dartagnan | Bar Customer |
Abel Gance | Bar Customer |
Halma | Bar Waiter |
Pierre Hot | Bar Customer |
Pierre Kefer | Bar Customer |
Directors
Writers
Jean Epstein, Edgar Allan Poe, Luis Buñuel
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jean Debucourt | Sir Roderick Usher |
Marguerite Gance | Madeleine Usher |
Charles Lamy | Allan - the Guest / Allan |
Fournez-Goffard | |
Luc Dartagnan | Bar Customer |
Abel Gance | Bar Customer |
Halma | Bar Waiter |
Pierre Hot | Bar Customer |
Pierre Kefer | Bar Customer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jean Epstein | Producer |