The Legacy
“It is a birthright of living death...”
A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.
Genres
Horror
Studio
Universal Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Legacy performed
Budget
$2.5M
Worldwide Gross
$11.4M
Gross Profit
$8.9M
Return
4.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$2M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~44/56, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (45% of the domestic run, typical for Horror) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Margaret Walsh
Katharine Ross
Margaret Walsh
Pete Danner
Sam Elliott
Pete Danner
Clive Jackson
Roger Daltrey
Clive Jackson
Jason Mountolive
John Standing
Jason Mountolive
Harry
Ian Hogg
Harry
Nurse Adams
Margaret Tyzack
Nurse Adams
Karl Liebnecht
Charles Gray
Karl Liebnecht
Jacques Grandier
Lee Montague
Jacques Grandier
Barbara Kirstenburg
Hildegard Neil
Barbara Kirstenburg
Maria
Marianne Broome
Maria
Cook
Patsy Smart
Cook
Butler
William Abney
Butler
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