Movie · Drama · Horror

Forty years ago, on the night they were meant to elope, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) found her lover decapitated during a party, the blood on her dress leading everyone to suspect she was the murderer. Now, in 1964, Charlotte is an old recluse and must fight to keep her home. She enlists the help of her cousin Velma (Olivia de Havilland), who was there at the time of the murder. However, soon after Velma's arrival, Charlotte's mind becomes unstable, and she starts seeing her dead lover's head.

1964 · 2h 13m
Director Robert Aldrich

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Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte

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Forty years ago, on the night they were meant to elope, Charlotte Hollis (Bette Davis) found her lover decapitated during a party, the blood on her dress leading everyone to suspect she was the murderer. Now, in 1964, Charlotte is an old recluse and must fight to keep her home. She enlists the help of her cousin Velma (Olivia de Havilland), who was there at the time of the murder. However, soon after Velma's arrival, Charlotte's mind becomes unstable, and she starts seeing her dead lover's head.

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Average 7.3
Reviews 31
Fresh 26
Rotten 5

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Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
1964
Run Time
2 hr 13 min
Rated
Unrated
Region of Origin
United States
© 1964 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and The Associates and Aldrich Company, Inc. Renewed 1992 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation The Associates and Aldrich Company, Inc.

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English
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English (AAC)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.