The Shining
Brief Synopsis
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Frustrated writer Jack Torrance takes a job as the winter caretaker at the ominous, mountain-locked Overlook Hotel so that he can write in peace. When he arrives there with his wife and son, they learn that the previous caretaker had gone mad. Slowly Jack becomes possessed by the evil, demonic presence in the hotel...
Cast & Crew
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Stanley Kubrick
Director
Jack Nicholson
Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall
Winifred Torrance
Danny Lloyd
Danny Torrance
Scatman Crothers
Dick Hallorann
Kate Phelps
Film Details
Also Known As
Shining
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 26m
Synopsis
Frustrated writer Jack Torrance takes a job as the winter caretaker at the ominous, mountain-locked Overlook Hotel so that he can write in peace. When he arrives there with his wife and son, they learn that the previous caretaker had gone mad. Slowly Jack becomes possessed by the evil, demonic presence in the hotel...
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Director
Cast
Jack Nicholson
Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall
Winifred Torrance
Danny Lloyd
Danny Torrance
Scatman Crothers
Dick Hallorann
Kate Phelps
Jana Sheldon
Philip Stone
Louise Burns
Lia Beldam
Lisa Burns
Burnell Tucker
Norman Gay
Barry Nelson
Tony Burton
Alison Coleridge
Billie Gibson
Anne Jackson
David Baxt
Manning Redwood
Barry Dennen
Robin Pappas
Crew
Margaret Adams
Assistant
John Alcott
Photography
Barry Arnold
Props
Maurice Arnold
Camera Focus Puller
Bela Bartok
Music
Chapman Beauvais
Titles
Ron Beck
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lou Bogue
Gaffer
Michael Boone
Production Designer
Karen Brookes
Props Buyer
Garrett Brown
Steadicam Operator
Marlene Butland
Production Secretary
Milena Canonero
Costume Designer
Wendy Carlos
Music
Michael Charman
Boom Operator
Murray Close
Researcher
Brian Cook
Assistant Director
Emilio D'alessandro
Production Assistant
Barbara Dally
Makeup Artist
Richard Daniel
Sound Recordist
Tessa Davies
On-Set Dresser
James Devis
Camera Operator
Dino Di Campo
Sound Editor
Rachel Elkind
Music
Andros Epaminondas
Assistant
John Fenner
Production Designer
Robert Fryer
Producer
Len Fury
Construction Manager
Eddie Gordon
Grader
Jo Gregory
Production Accountant
Dan Grimmel
Video
Fred Gunning
Carpenter
Peter Hancock
Property Master
Jan Harlan
Executive Producer
Diane Johnson
Screenplay
Mary Lea Johnson
Producer
Herbert Von Karajan
Music Conductor
Jim Kelly
Rigging Grip
Martin Kenzie
Camera Assistant
Stephen King
Source Material (From Novel)
Jack T Knight
Sound Editor
Katharina Kubrick
Researcher
Stanley Kubrick
Producer
Stanley Kubrick
Screenplay
Michael Lamont
Production Designer
Ken Lawton
Wardrobe Supervisor
Dennis Lewis
Grip
Gyorgy Ligeti
Music
James Liggat
Casting
Ray Lovejoy
Editor
Philip Mcdonald
Props
Ray Merrin
Dubbing Mixer
Tad Michel
Consultant
Douglas Milsome
Photography
Douglas Milsome
Camera Focus Puller
Terry Needham
Assistant Director
Krzysztof Penderecki
Music
Pat Pennelegion
Production Secretary
Steve Pickard
Assistant Editor
Kelvin Pike
Camera Operator
June Randall
Continuity
Martin Richards
Producer
Peter Robinson
Camera Assistant
Edward Rodrigo
Props Buyer
Bill Rowe
Dubbing Mixer
Brian Rust
Advisor
Winston Ryder
Sound Editor
Jan Schlubach
Researcher
Ivan Sharrock
Sound Recordist
Danny Shelmerdine
Camera Assistant
Del Smith
Painter
Gill Smith
Assistant Editor
Larry Smith
Gaffer
Tom Smith
Makeup
Peter Spencer
Props
Gordon Stainforth
Assistant Editor
Michael Stevenson
Assistant Director
Tom Tarry
Plasterer
Leslie Tomkins
Art Director
Douglas Twiddy
Production Manager
Adam Unger
Assistant Editor
Leon Vitali
Assistant
John Wadley
Advisor
Robert Walker
Scenic Artist
Roy Walker
Production Designer
Ken Weston
Boom Operator
Barry Wilson
Set Decorator
Film Details
Also Known As
Shining
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Horror
Thriller
Release Date
1980
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 26m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States May 1980
Released in United States Summer May 23, 1980
Released in United States 1996
Released in United States May 1980
Released in United States Summer May 23, 1980
Released in United States 1996 (Shown in New York City (American Museum of the Moving Image) as part of series "Stanley Kubrick" August 10 - September 1, 1996.)
