Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby is a 1968 American psychological horror film written and directed by Roman Polanski, and starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Sidney Blackmer, Maurice Evans, Ralph Bellamy, Angela Dorian, Clay Tanner, and, in his feature film debut, Charles Grodin. The film follows a young, pregnant wife in Manhattan who comes to suspect that her elderly neighbors are members of a Satanic cult, and are grooming her in order to use her baby for their rituals. It is based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Ira Levin.
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| Running time | 136 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $3.2 million
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| Box office | $33.4 million
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- The Dakota Building on Manhattan`s Upper West Side was renamed The Bramford for the film.
- It was on the set of this film that Mia Farrow received divorce papers from then-husband Frank Sinatra.
- There was a popular belief that Alfred Hitchcock was originally offered the chance to direct this movie. This has been deemed false. The director was never approached.
- There is a popular rumor that Church of Satan founder Anton LaVey gave technical advice and portrayed Satan in the impregnation scene. This is false - LaVey had no involvement with the film.
- Oscar-nominated editor Sam O`Steen would later direct the sequel, Look What`s Happened to Rosemary`s Baby (1976) (TV)
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