He came as the caretaker, but this hotel had its own guardians - who'd been there a long time
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Director
Stanley Kubrick
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Screenplay
Stanley Kubrick, Diane Johnson
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Country
United States of America
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Top billed cast
Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, Danny Lloyd, Philip Stone
Production companies
Hawk Films, Peregrine, Producers Circle
Keywords
hotel, based on novel or book, isolation, hotelier, colorado, delusion, loneliness, caretaker, vision, psychological thriller, writer, alcoholic, cult film, snowed in, haunted hotel, writers-block
Stream
Paramount Plus With Showtime
Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel
Showtime Apple TV Channel
Paramount Plus Amazon Channel
Paramount Plus Roku Premium Channel
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