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The Phantom Carriage
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The Phantom Carriage is a 1921 Swedish silent film directed by and starring Victor Sjöström, based on the 1912 novel Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness! by Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf. In the film, Sjöströ
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Theatrical release poster
The Shining (film)
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The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel and stars Jack Nicholson,
The Phantom Carriage
…Swedish silent cinema, but also had a well-documented, artistic influence on many great directors and producers." Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining features several thematic and visual similarities with The Phantom Carriage, namely the effects of alcoholism on a family unit, and a sequence in which…
UK theatrical release poster
UK theatrical release poster
The film's most famous scene, when Jack places his face through the broken door and says, "Here's Johnny!", which echoes scenes in both D. W. Griffith
The film's most famous scene, when Jack places his face through the broken door and says, "Here's Johnny!", which echoes scenes in both D. W. Griffith's Broken Blossoms (1919) and the 1921 Swedish horror film The Phantom Carriage.
For the ending, Nicholson's face was superimposed over this authentic 1921 dance picture.
For the ending, Nicholson's face was superimposed over this authentic 1921 dance picture.
Saint Mary Lake with its Wild Goose Island is seen during the opening scene of The Shining.
Saint Mary Lake with its Wild Goose Island is seen during the opening scene of The Shining.