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The Lottery
The Lottery
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  2. The Lottery

The Lottery

1969
19m
Horror
Mystery

Status

Released

Release

1969

Runtime

19m

Storyline

Every year, on June 27th, in a small village in New England, inhabited by no more than 300 people, a lottery is held in which a family is chosen as part of a ritual to ensure a good harvest.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
19m
Jan 2, 1969
Languages
English
Director
Larry Yust
Larry Yust
Production
Encyclopædia Britannica Films
Encyclopædia Britannica Films
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

17 Cast Members

Olive Dunbar

Tessie Hutchinson

William Benedict

William Benedict

Joe Summers

William Fawcett

William Fawcett

Old Man Warner

Joe Haworth

Bill Hutchinson

Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr.

Jack Watson

Jim Boles

Jim Boles

Donna Bowen

Blanche Bronte

Mrs. Delacroix

Alan Brown

Mr. Delacroix

Nancy Hale

Nancy Hale

Mrs. Adams

Susan Healy

Gavin Jones

Mavonwe Jones

Dorothy Konrad

Janie Dunbar

Richard Kozloski

Steve Adams

Terry Reed

Irene Tedrow

Irene Tedrow

Mrs. Graves

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