The Shining (1980)

Name: The Shining
Released: 1980
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson

• Movies, Horror, Thriller

• 144 min

8.2

A masterpiece of modern horror.

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Casting: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone, Joe Turkel, Anne Jackson, Tony Burton, Lia Beldam, Billie Gibson, Barry Dennen, David Baxt, Manning Redwood, Lisa Burns, Louise Burns, Robin Pappas, Alison Coleridge, Burnell Tucker, Jana Shelden, Kate Phelps, Norman Gay, Paul Desbois, Vivian Kubrick, Derek Lyons, Alan Harris, Peter McNamara, Guy Standeven, Reg Thomason, Barrie Holland
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America
Premiere: 1980-05-23
Status: Released

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Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.