Black Christmas
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Black Christmas is a 1974 Canadian slasher horror film, often cited as a pioneering work in the genre for its suspenseful storytelling and influential use of the "killer in the house" premise.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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slasher film ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Reginald H. Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Carl Zittrer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfRelease | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Bob Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editor | Stan Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Ontario
NERFINISHED
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Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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slasher ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasPremise | a group of sorority sisters are stalked by a killer making obscene phone calls ⓘ |
| hasRemake |
Black Christmas (2006 film)
NERFINISHED
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Black Christmas (2019 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
psychological terror
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violence against women ⓘ |
| influenced |
Halloween
NERFINISHED
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the slasher film genre ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | killer in the house ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Barb Coard
NERFINISHED
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Jess Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Lt. Kenneth Fuller NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a pioneering slasher film
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early use of POV shots from the killer’s perspective ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Bob Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Film Funding Ltd. of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1974-10-11 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 98 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Roy Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
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sorority house ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Andrea Martin
NERFINISHED
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Art Hindle NERFINISHED ⓘ John Saxon NERFINISHED ⓘ Keir Dullea NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynne Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Margot Kidder NERFINISHED ⓘ Marian Waldman NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Hussey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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