Jack Torrance flytter sammen med hans kone og deres 5 årige søn Danny ind på det elegante, men isolerede Overlook Hotel i Colorados bjerge. Her har Jack fået job som vicevært i vintersæsonen. Han håber på at få ro til at skrive, - men efter meget kort tid opdager de, at hotellets bærer på mange grusomme hemmeligheder. Jack bliver gradvis mere utilregnelig og det går op for dem alle, hvor isoleret de er i bjergene.
Stjerner: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers, Barry Nelson, Philip Stone
Mandskab: James Liggat (Casting), Milena Canonero (Costume Design), Diane Johnson (Screenplay), John Alcott (Director of Photography), Ray Lovejoy (Editor), Tom Smith (Makeup Artist)
Land: United Kingdom, United States of America
Sprog: English
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures, Peregrine, Hawk Films, The Producer Circle Co.
Kørsel: 144 minutter
Kvalitet: HD
Udgivet: May 23, 1980
IMDb: 2.784
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