Directed by:
Peter CollinsonCinematography:
Ken HodgesCast:
Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Plummer, John Phillip Law, Sam Wanamaker, Mildred Dunnock, Gayle Hunnicutt, Elaine Stritch, Ronald Radd, Sheila Brennan (more)Plots(1)
Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Plummer headline this fear-choked modernization of the famed 1946 Gothic shocker. Bisset is Helen, a mute woman who stops overnight at her family's remote country mansion. There, Helen's Uncle Sherman (Plummer) runs a respected psychological institute. And there, an unseen eye stares out at Helen from the shadows. When a storm plunges the house into darkness, the terror erupts and Helen's horror has only just begun. So have the convoluted steps leading to the suspense-filled end of The Spiral Staircase. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Jacqueline Bisset](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/489/160489271_cf69c9.jpg)
Jacqueline Bisset
UK
Best movies:
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
Day for Night (1973)
New Year's Day (2000)
![Christopher Plummer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/437/164437896_ada33d.jpg)
Christopher Plummer
Canada
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
My Brother Tom (1986) (TV movie)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
![John Phillip Law](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271539_ce7817.jpg)
John Phillip Law
USA
Best movies:
High Infidelity (1964)
The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
The Sergeant (1968)
![Sam Wanamaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245568_d2464e.jpg)
Sam Wanamaker
USA
Best movies:
![Mildred Dunnock](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271494_28469f.jpg)
Mildred Dunnock
USA
Best movies:
The Nun's Story (1959)
Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Peyton Place (1957)
![Gayle Hunnicutt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354645_c415f6.jpg)
Gayle Hunnicutt
USA
Best movies:
A Woman of Substance (1984) (TV movie)
Fantômas (1980) (series)
Blazing Magnum (1976)
![Elaine Stritch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159984_95f70a.jpg)
Elaine Stritch
USA
Best movies:
Providence (1977)
Small Time Crooks (2000)
Three Violent People (1956)
![Ronald Radd](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/392/161392280_92df92.jpg)
Ronald Radd
UK
Best movies:
The Double Man (1967)
The Camp on Blood Island (1958)
The Offence (1973)
Sheila Brennan
Best movies:
Captain Lightfoot (1955)
S.O.S. Titanic (1979) (TV movie)
The Spiral Staircase (1975)
John Ronane
UK
Best movies:
King Rat (1965)
A Kind of Loving (1962)
Operation Crossbow (1965)