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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

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Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1965)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:16

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.3/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 13 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Bette Davis plays Charlotte Hollis, a hermetic spinster haunted by memories of her murdered fiancé. Charlotte, whose only social contact is with her maid, Velma (Agnes Moorehead), is crushed to... Bette Davis plays Charlotte Hollis, a hermetic spinster haunted by memories of her murdered fiancé. Charlotte, whose only social contact is with her maid, Velma (Agnes Moorehead), is crushed to learn that the state wants to tear down her mansion and put up a highway in its place. She calls on her cousin Miriam (Olivia de Havilland) for help, but Miriam fails to offer any assistance other than bringing in the family physician (Joseph Cotten) to have her troubled relative committed. As the nightmares of her fiancé continue to haunt her, Charlotte ends up fighting not only for the Hollis estate but for her sanity as well. Director Robert Aldrich resumes the electric collaboration with Davis begun in the terrifying smash hit WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? Davis heads up the stellar cast (which includes Bruce Dern and George Kennedy in small, early roles and Mary Astor in her last film appearance) with a performance that radiates desperation, entrapment, and inevitable collapse. HUSH...HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE provides a chilling investigation of a heartbreakingly demented mind. [More]

Starring: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead

Starring: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Mary Astor, Bruce Dern, Victor Buono, William Campbell, Cecil Kellaway, Wesley Addy, George Kennedy

Director: Robert Aldrich

Director: Robert Aldrich
Screenwriter: Henry Farrell, Lukas Heller
Producer: Robert Aldrich
Composer: Frank DeVol

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Reviews for Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

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Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 24 2003 08:15 AM

Channel 4 Film

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David Kaplan

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comment Comment | Mar., 01 2008 07:46 AM

Kaplan vs. Kaplan

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5/5

Steve Crum

Bette Davis in her late, creepy mode...and still effective.

comment Comment | Jun., 08 2007 08:13 AM

Video-Reviewmaster.com

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B

Dennis Schwartz

Davis' near-crazed performance being over-the-top but satisfying in a campy way.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Oct., 10 2006 06:47 PM

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2/5

Jake Euker

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comment Comment | Mar., 18 2006 10:42 PM

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Chuck O'Leary

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comment Comment | Oct., 09 2005 12:51 PM

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3/4

Eric Henderson

Director Aldrich's work on Baby Jane was already a study in hysteria, and his style for Charlotte is, if anything, even more ornate.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 19 2005 03:15 AM

Slant Magazine

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7/10

John J. Puccio

If it's Grand Guignol you're after, here's where you'll find it.

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DVDTown.com

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Emanuel Levy

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comment Comment | Jun., 30 2005 12:03 PM

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

This film is bonkers ... heady Southern Gothic decadence, histrionics from just about everyone involved, and severed body parts that pop up at the most inopportune times.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 22 2005 03:15 AM

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Bosley Crowther

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1/5

Nick Davis

Smothered in Spanish moss, creakily derivative of Baby Jane, this one proves you can't borrow from the same well twice.

comment Comment | Jul., 27 2004 10:36 PM

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4/5

Linda Cook

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comment Comment | Jul., 25 2004 08:51 PM

Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

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Don Willmott

essentially: well-shot schlock

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Daniel M. Kimmel

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comment Comment | Feb., 13 2004 07:41 AM

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Christopher Smith

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comment Comment | Oct., 11 2002 06:40 AM

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