The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase is a 1975 British horror mystery thriller film directed by Peter Collinson and starring Jacqueline Bisset and Christopher Plummer. It is a remake of the 1946 film of the same name, which was adapted from Ethel Lina White's 1933 British novel Some Must Watch. Plot Helen Mallory is a beautiful young woman who has been unable to speak a word since seeing her husband and daughter die in a fire. She visits the home of her elderly, invalid grandmother and meets her uncle, Joe Sherman, a respected psychiatrist. The visit turns into a nightmare as she encounters Joe's brash brother Steven, as well as a pretentious Southern belle named Blanche and other mysterious characters in a house where everyone's life seems to be in grave danger. Cast Jacqueline Bisset as Helen Mallory Christopher Plummer as Dr. Joe Sherman John Phillip Law as Steven Sherman Sam Wanamaker as Lieutenant Fields Mildred Dunnock as Mrs. Sherman Gayle Hunnicutt as Blanche Elaine Stritch as Nurse Baker John Ronane as Dr. Rawley Sheila Brennan as Mrs. Oates Ronald Radd as Oates Heather Lowe as Heather Christopher Malcolm as Policeman References