What's the Difference between Hell House the Book and The Legend of Hell House the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Dr. Lionel Barrett
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Dr. Lionel Barrett
Portrayed by: Clive Revill
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Benjamin Franklin Fischer
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Benjamin Franklin Fischer
Portrayed by: Roddy McDowall
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Florence Tanner
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Florence Tanner
Portrayed by: Pamela Franklin
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Edith Barrett
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Ann Barrett
Portrayed by: Gayle Hunnicutt
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Emeric Belasco
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Emeric Belasco
Portrayed by: Michael Gough
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The Legend of Hell House Book vs Movie
In the Book |
In the Movie |
All four members of the team are present in the dining room when Barrett is attacked by the poltergeist |
Only Barrett, Tanner, and Fischer are present |
Tanner used to be an actress and lost her brother when she was a child |
This is left out
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The Belasco house has a swimming pool and a steam room |
This is not shown |
After Lionel is killed by the machine explosion, he is violently attacked and dragged all the way to the swimming pool, where he is drowned. When Edith goes to search for him, she too is attacked, and finds his body lying in the pool |
We don't see what happens to him after he is killed by the explosion. When Edith goes to search for him, she doesn't get attacked, and finds his body crushed by a chandelier in the chapel
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The movie is set in Maine in the United States and features a team of American investigators |
The movie is set in England and features a of team of British investigators |