Winchester

Winchester (2018)

Timing: 1:40 (100 min)

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Release date

2018-02-02

Country

Australia, United States

Production

Lionsgate, Screen Queensland, Screen Australia, Blacklab Entertainment, CBS Films, Film Victoria, Imagination Design Works, Eclipse Pictures

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Budget

$3 500 000

Revenue

$44 019 588

Website

https://www.winchestermovie.com/

Director

Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig

Actors

Jason Clarke, Helen Mirren, Sarah Snook, Finn Scicluna-O'Prey, Emm Wiseman, Alana Fagan, Rebecca Makar, Tyler Coppin, Michael Carman, Angus Sampson
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Scenario

Producer

Tim McGahan, Brett Tomberlin, Brian J. Gilbert, Andrew Trapani, Benedict Carver, Bryce Menzies, Daniel Diamond, Simon Oakes, Tobin Armbrust, Marc Schipper

Operator

Ben Nott

Composer

Peter Spierig

Artist

Audition

Leigh Pickford

Editing

Matt Villa
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• The film's plot is inspired by real events that took place in the late 19th century.
• The Winchester House has approximately 160 rooms, including 40 bedrooms, 2 ballrooms (one completed, the other unfinished), 47 fireplaces, around 10,000 windows (some of which are stained glass), 17 chimneys, 2 basements, and 3 elevators.
• According to records kept by the owners of Mystery House, Sarah Winchester continuously built and rebuilt the house for 38 years. The Winchester House has windows and doors in the floor, doors that lead to walls, and staircases leading to the ceiling. Its total area is approximately 6 acres.
• The film's promotional poster – Helen Mirren sitting in a carriage in mourning attire – replicates the only known photograph of Sarah Winchester at the estate in San Jose, California.
• The first company owned by Oliver Winchester, in partnership with his twin brother Samuel, made men's shirts. In the 1860s, Winchester invested in the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company, a manufacturer of revolvers created by Horace Smith and Daniel Wesson. When the arms company went bankrupt, Winchester bought it out and paid off its debts of $57,000.
• The Winchester House is located on Winchester Boulevard in the city of San Jose, California, USA. It is believed to be haunted by the spirits of those killed by the rifle created by Oliver Winchester (1810-1880). In 1884, the house was purchased by Sarah Winchester (approx. 1840-1922), the widow of the inventor's son. Since 1923, the building has served as a tourist attraction.
• The massacre in the Winchester mansion is a product of the filmmakers' imagination.