Die Sister, Die!
Die Sister, Die! | |
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Directed by | Randall Hood |
Produced by |
Geoffrey Beaumont (executive producer) Randall Hood (producer) |
Written by |
William Hersey (story) Tony Sawyer (writer) |
Starring | See below |
Music by | Hugo Friedhofer |
Cinematography | Michael Lonzo |
Running time | 82 minutes (American video version) |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Die Sister, Die! (also known as The Companion) is a 1978 American film (filmed in 1972) directed by Randall Hood.
Plot summary
Edward (Jack Ging) is tired of the "allowance" granted him by his sister, Amanda (Edith Atwater) and becomes impatient for her death, and his inheritance. To hasten her demise, or at least stop her suicides from being thwarted, Edward hires a discredited ex-nurse, Esther (Antoinette Bower) to watch over her. Esther is less than enthusiastic about killing the old woman, though, and is curious about the secrets held in the house, including a mysterious third sister, Nell.
Cast
- Jack Ging as Edward
- Edith Atwater as Amanda
- Antoinette Bower as Esther
- Kent Smith as Dr. Thorne
- Robert Emhardt as Father
- Bert Santos
- Rita Conde as Mrs. Gonzalez
- Jack Lester
- Roger Hampton
- Peg Shirley
- Lidia Kristen
- Cletus Young
- Bradley Thrush
Soundtrack
The film's score was composed by Hugo Friedhofer, and performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carl Brandt. It was Friedhofer's final movie work.
In 2014 Intrada Records released a limited edition album of the complete score.[1]
Remake
The film was remade in 2013 starring Brinke Stevens as "Amanda Price".
See also
References
External links
- Die Sister, Die! at the Internet Movie Database
- Die Sister, Die! is available for free download at the Internet Archive