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Rosemary's Baby

  • 1968
  • 12
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
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Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)
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Psychological DramaPsychological HorrorSupernatural HorrorDramaHorror

A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.

  • Director
    • Roman Polanski
  • Writers
    • Ira Levin
    • Roman Polanski
  • Stars
    • Mia Farrow
    • John Cassavetes
    • Ruth Gordon
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    250K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,633
    37
    • Director
      • Roman Polanski
    • Writers
      • Ira Levin
      • Roman Polanski
    • Stars
      • Mia Farrow
      • John Cassavetes
      • Ruth Gordon
    • 721User reviews
    • 298Critic reviews
    • 96Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 13 nominations total

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    Mia Farrow
    Mia Farrow
    • Rosemary Woodhouse
    John Cassavetes
    John Cassavetes
    • Guy Woodhouse
    Ruth Gordon
    Ruth Gordon
    • Minnie Castevet
    Sidney Blackmer
    Sidney Blackmer
    • Roman Castevet
    Maurice Evans
    Maurice Evans
    • Hutch
    Ralph Bellamy
    Ralph Bellamy
    • Dr. Sapirstein
    Victoria Vetri
    Victoria Vetri
    • Terry
    • (as Angela Dorian)
    Patsy Kelly
    Patsy Kelly
    • Laura-Louise
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Mr. Nicklas
    • (as Elisha Cook)
    Emmaline Henry
    Emmaline Henry
    • Elise Dunstan
    Charles Grodin
    Charles Grodin
    • Dr. Hill
    Hanna Landy
    Hanna Landy
    • Grace Cardiff
    Phil Leeds
    Phil Leeds
    • Dr. Shand
    • (as Philip Leeds)
    D'Urville Martin
    D'Urville Martin
    • Diego
    Hope Summers
    Hope Summers
    • Mrs. Gilmore
    Marianne Gordon
    Marianne Gordon
    • Rosemary's Girl Friend
    Wende Wagner
    Wende Wagner
    • Rosemary's Girl Friend
    • (as Wendy Wagner)
    Toby Adler
    Toby Adler
    • Lady on Yacht
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roman Polanski
    • Writers
      • Ira Levin
      • Roman Polanski
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    User reviews721

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    Chrysanthepop

    Rosemary's Fight

    Polanski successfully sets the tone right from the beginning as the strange and somewhat scary lullaby plays as the opening credits appear. In the background we see Rosemary's neighborhood while the focus is on her window. This tone is maintained throughout the entire film. The film is quite well executed. Polanski creates a gloomy, isolated and chilling mood. 'Rosemary's Baby' is a horror film but unlike most movies of this genre, this one is very subtle and is more dependent on the atmosphere rather than the 'horror creatures'. It is only in the excellently executed nightmare sequence, which is comprised of fragments of scenes, that one witnesses something 'out of the ordinary'. I was initially dissatisfied by the ending but after some thought, I couldn't think of a better more effective conclusion. The ending itself is so spine-chilling and makes the movie experience more horrifying. The haunting lullaby replays in the end capturing that moment of horror like a photographic memory. The cast does a fine job though clearly this is Farrow's film. Mia Farrow is spellbinding. The way she captures Rosemary's kindness, agony, anguish, fragility and courage is noteworthy. She is simply amazing to watch. I can understand why it is still so popular after 40 years. There has been hardly anything else like it.
    10alvinatth

    Flawless Horror Masterpiece

    Rosemary, in Mia Farrow's performance, is so immediately recognizable that everything that happens to her, happens to us. Her explanation to Dr Hill (Charles Grodin) about the absurdity she's at the center of, is so brilliantly written that she becomes more than just one of us, she becomes us in all the depth of our unspoken fears. To see this film in 2007 is really amazing. Perfection! And that for our benefit. Polanski is not one of those directors who concocts camera tricks to feed his own ego. Everything is at the service of the story. John Cassavettes is a scarily convincing weakling with an ambition bigger than his talent. Ruth Gordon got, what I, in my modest opinion, consider one of the most deserving Oscars in the history of the Oscars. Her performance is beyond superb. Okay, I'm running out of superlatives but let me finish with one more...Roman Polanski is the greatest.
    10Spleen

    Reassuring to fine it's every bit as good as its staunchest champions would have you believe

    Why aren't the horror directors of today as careful with their scripts as Polanski was? Not that this is really horror. Horror as we know it came into being with the slasher flicks of the late 1970s and early 1980s; "Rosemary's Baby" is rather the kind of thing that the term "dark fantasy" was coined to describe, by people of taste who noticed that the word "horror" promised audiences something distinctly unpleasant and nasty.

    The film's construction is marvellous. Things start slow - one beat, so to speak, to a bar - and gradually pick up speed so that by the end we are nervously tapping out semiquavers with our feet. Polanski also understands the gentle art of hint-dropping. Many events are filed away as tiny puzzles to be solved later, and they ARE solved later; others we don't attach any particular significance to at the time Polanski invites us to re-interpret in retrospect, AND chooses the right moment to let us do so. And then, at the end, AFTER we've worked everything out, he presents us with a surprise - a delightful, gratuitous twist which nothing had prepared us for, which we couldn't have guessed, yet which doesn't cancel out the story as we'd understood it. (Alas, many people know what this surprise is in advance. I, for one. Yet this foreknowledge did nothing to spoil my enjoyment: a sure sign of superb construction.)

    All in all, a film that tempts you to rank it with the best ever made - which is more, but not much more, than it deserves - simply because it's perfect. Everything went right. Rosemary is a wonderfully sympathetic heroine, powerless without being passive, largely ignorant of what's going on around her without being at all stupid, and Mia Farrow makes you care deeply about her. The cinematography is pellucid; the art direction is subtly right; there's also a fine, odd yet tuneful, musical score. I can't believe I waited so long to see this.
    9Lechuguilla

    A Veneer Of Normalcy

    It starts off like one of those 1950's Doris Day movies. Young, idealistic Rosemary (Mia Farrow) and new hubby Guy (John Cassavetes) move into a Manhattan apartment building called the "Bramford". Throughout most of the film we, as viewers, see and hear what innocent Rosemary sees and hears. There's a veneer of normalcy at the Bramford that belies what's really going on, behind our backs. It's the script's POV, therefore, that makes this film so chilling.

    At the Bramford, which has quite a colorful history, you can hear through the walls. And, as Rosemary and we viewers soon find out, strange people lurk in other parts of the building. The strangest of all are Roman and Minnie Castevet (Sidney Blackmer and Ruth Gordon), superficially cordial, but a bit too inquisitive. Roman is retired. His wife, Minnie, wears tons of makeup and pawnshop jewelry, and gushes with praise for herbal cures, especially something called tannis-root. And Minnie's friend Laura-Louise (Patsy Kelly) wears thick glasses that make her eyes seem to bulge, and she talks with a strangely deep voice.

    "Rosemary's Baby" is one of the great thrillers of all time. Given the underlying subject matter, can you imagine how this film must have come across to viewers in 1968? The strength of the film is the script, which through its plot and dialogue implies and suggests. Not until near the end do we, like Rosemary, find out the presumed truth. Suspense increases toward the end as Rosemary ventures into the inner sanctum of the Bramford.

    The film's acting is great, and reinforces the strong script. I particularly liked Ruth Gordon, with her delightfully eccentric behavior and mannerisms. Production design and especially costumes are lavish and colorful. Clothes and hairstyles, as you would expect, are very 1960ish. Visual effects are minimal, and are used to enhance the story, not be the story.

    Given the film's POV, the story is rather subjective. Its interpretation is based on Rosemary's perceptions, images, and fears. One could explain that Rosemary suffers from delusions. Or, alternately, one could explain that what happens is real. It's all in the interpretation. Either way, it's a great movie. It holds up well, forty years later, a tribute to its writer and director, Roman Polanski.
    10Iwona2403

    Hauntingly beautiful

    This one stays as part of you for a long time after you watch it. Every detail of this movie is so beautifully portrayed. It is not scary , it's creepy as hell.. But so enjoyable .. And every time you catch it on tv again you'll enjoy it again and again... and you will find some new details you missed the previous time. It is very intelligent, very deep, very dark, but also kinda feels hypnotizing. I just love it! Absolutely love it no matter how sick it is. If you like psychological movies, not fast paced, this one is for you.

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    • Trivia
      According to Mia Farrow, the scenes where Rosemary walks in front of traffic were spontaneous and genuine. Roman Polanski is reported to have told her that "nobody will hit a pregnant woman." The scene was successfully shot with Farrow walking into real traffic and Polanski following, operating the hand-held camera since he was the only one willing to do it.
    • Goofs
      Rosemary didn't close the closet door all the way before fetching the knife because towels and linens were blocking it, but the door is completely closed when she returns.
    • Quotes

      Rosemary Woodhouse: Witches... All of them witches!

    • Alternate versions
      The film originally proved problematic for the UK censors and the rape scene was toned down by the BBFC for the cinema release with edits made to remove dialogue and shots of Rosemary's legs being bound. All later UK video releases featured the uncut print.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Lullaby
      (uncredited)

      Composed by Krzysztof Komeda

      Sung by Mia Farrow

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    • Release date
      • October 17, 1968 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • El bebé de Rosemary
    • Filming locations
      • Dakota Hotel - 1 West 72nd St. at Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Guy and Rosemary's apartment building)
    • Production company
      • William Castle Productions
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    • Budget
      • $3,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,820
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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