Part of Holiday Classics
Possibly the best horror film ever made, this brilliant adaptation of Ira Levin’s best-selling novel is the story of a loving young New York City couple who are expecting their first child. Like most first-time mothers, Rosemary (Mia Farrow) experiences confusion and fear. Her husband (John Cassavetes), an ambitious but unsuccessful actor, makes a pact with the Devil that promises to send his career skyward. Director Roman Polanski elicits uniformly extraordinary performances from the all-star cast. Ruth Gordon won an Oscar® for her performance as an oversolicitous next-door neighbor in this classic chiller.
Featuring a stellar cast including Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, and Ruth Gordon in an Oscar-winning performance. Directed by shamed filmmaker Roman Polanski.
“A brooding, macabre film, filled with the sense of unthinkable danger. Strangely enough it also has an eerie sense of humor almost until the end. It is a creepy film and a crawly film, and a film filled with things that go bump in the night. It is very good.” Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times (Jul 29, 1968)
“This box office hit emerged as one of the best chillers of its decade, and it still serves as a touchstone of the modern horror film…. A movie that builds momentum through its deliberate pacing, ROSEMARY’S BABY not only functions as a supernatural thriller but also predates many psychological works (including several by David Cronenberg) that tap into the universal fear of having your own body rebel against you.” —Mark Brunson, Film Frenzy
