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
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In the Movie |
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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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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
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Tanner used to be an actress and lost her brother when she was a child |
This is left out |
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When Tanner attempts to destroy the machine, she knocks out both Fischer and Lionel, and chases and corners Edith into a bedroom. Just as she is about to kill her, Lionel appears behind her and knocks out |
As she tries to smash the machine she does knock out Fischer, but she is knocked out by Lionel before she has a chance to attack anyone else
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When the investigators enter the house for the first time, they have trouble trying to get the power to work and need to locate a generator to turn it on |
The power starts working immediately after they turn on the lights |