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The Amityville Horror

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Movie Info
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Director -
Stuart Rosenberg -
Producer -
Ronald Saland , Elliot Geisinger -
Screenwriter -
Sandor Stern -
Distributor -
American International Pictures -
Production Co -
American International Pictures (AIP) -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Horror -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 27, 1979, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 31, 2017 -
Runtime -
1h 57m -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)