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Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 1964

An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.

Movie details

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte

“The years will soon erase a lover's lies...the blood on his face!”

1964 Horror · Mystery · Thriller 2h 13m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.3 / 10

Community rating

An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Aldrich

Written by

Henry Farrell · Lukas Heller

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Charlotte Hollis

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Miriam Deering

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Drew Bayliss

Agnes Moorehead

Agnes Moorehead

Velma Cruther

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Harry Willis

Victor Buono

Victor Buono

Big Sam Hollis

Mary Astor

Mary Astor

Jewel Mayhew

Court is in session

Put Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.