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1962 · 135 min · NR

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

Directed by Robert Aldrich · Horror, Thriller

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) is a Horror film, directed by Robert Aldrich set in Los Angeles during the 1910s–1960s.

A psychological horror, with a tense and bleak tone. Themes of madness / loss of sanity, family & loyalty, and guilt & shame run throughout.

Composer
Frank De Vol
Cinematography
Ernest Haller
Cast
Bette DavisJoan CrawfordVictor BuonoWesley AddyJulie AllredAnne BartonMarjorie BennettBert Freed

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Los Angeles
Setting
UrbanCoastal Sea
When
1960s1910s1930s

Premise & themes

Premise
Psychological Horror
Themes
Madness / Loss Of SanityFamily & LoyaltyGuilt & Shame
Tone
TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Two HanderFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction

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