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The Shining (1980)

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A masterpiece of modern horror.

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.

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Director
Stanley Kubrick
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    Jack Torrance Jack Nicholson
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    Wendy Torrance Shelley Duvall
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    Danny Danny Lloyd
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    Hallorann Scatman Crothers
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    Ullman Barry Nelson
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    Grady Philip Stone
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    Lloyd Joe Turkel
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    Doctor Anne Jackson

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