572 Ratings

Dementia 13

United States, 1963

Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

The family members of an Irish family are being killed off one after another by a mysterious one of their own who wishes to inherit the family’s inheritance.
(Also known as The Haunted and the Hunted.)

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Dementia 13 Directed by Francis Ford Coppola

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Critics reviews

There’s a reason why cheap horror so often works better than pricey horror: It’s hard to fake desolation. Dementia 13, despite its fortuitously lush, rural setting, is an unnervingly bleak film. . . . Dementia 13 is a film of impressive economy, and even that feels prescient: For all the extravagance of Coppola’s later films, there’s always been a handmade simplicity to his work.

Bilge Ebiri

June 04, 2018

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Lights in the Dusk's rating of the film Dementia 13
Lights in the Dusk

Too often dismissed as cheap schlock, Coppola's debut is a complete film! The gothic ambiance is stylish and atmospheric, the story is engaging, and the psychology of the killer is rich and fascinating. It's also a proto-giallo; thematic similarities can be found in later films by Argento, etc. As such, it is as important to the development of the sub-genre as Bava's The Girl Who Knew Too Much released the same year.
January 24, 2019 17:52
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oldfilmsflicker's rating of the film Dementia 13
oldfilmsflicker

"The mood around this place isn't good for her. Especially for an American girl. You can tell she was raised on promises." Brilliant.
July 27, 2011 03:49
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Pierluigi Puccini's rating of the film Dementia 13
Pierluigi Puccini

Roger Corman gave a hand to Coppola, producing a decent thriller with Poe/Henry James gothic flavor, that also borrows a couple of elements from Hitchcock's then hit film Psycho. Cool main titles and creepy music. I particularly like Luana Anders.
April 08, 2010 23:55
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Ethan's rating of the film Dementia 13
Ethan

Not a terrible film but even though it is only 75 minutes it feels longer than that due to the pacing. Interesting enough to see because it is Coppola's first solo film but other than that there's not much here.
December 31, 2015 17:17
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EdieEmm's rating of the film Dementia 13
EdieEmm

75 minutes of glorious cinematic decadence. So the "Irish" accents were painfully terrible, and the plot seemed awkwardly patched together... consistency is overrated anyway! Watch this for the indulgent visuals and sound, and to play spot-the-stylistic-precursor. 3.5
January 24, 2019 17:56
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msmichel's rating of the film Dementia 13
msmichel

Early Coppola film made for producer Roger Corman on sets for another film after day's production. One can see glimpses of the cinematic language to come but the story is that of the 'B' movie variety. Performances are OK save the over the top Magee as the family physician who seems to be in a totally different genre. Atmospheric but a little shrill overall.
January 24, 2019 17:52
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Edna Sweetlove's rating of the film Dementia 13
Edna Sweetlove

Coppola's first film apart from porn, financed for c.$1 by Corman. TRULY APPALLING. Switched off after 15 minutes (and that was too long). NO stars our of five. Utterly abysmal. Don't watch this if you are of a narcoleptic nature as you will fall asleep for ever. An example of its badness: it's supposed to be set in Ireland, but the only cars are American and they drive on the wrong side of the road. Duh!
May 02, 2017 13:11
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Jérémy Poirier's rating of the film Dementia 13
Jérémy Poirier

It knows what it is: a B horror movie produced by Roger Corman. Which means : bad. Coppola has some pretty interesting ideas though.
April 12, 2018 00:25
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