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The Lottery

Film / 1969

The Lottery

Directed by Larry Yust

HorrorMystery

★ 7.0/10Audience rating

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Olive DunbarTessie Hutchinson William BenedictJoe Summers William FawcettOld Man Warner Joe HaworthBill Hutchinson Ed Begley Jr.Jack Watson Jim Boles Donna Bowen Blanche BronteMrs. Delacroix Alan BrownMr. Delacroix Nancy HaleMrs. Adams Susan Healy Gavin Jones

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Mavonwe Jones Dorothy KonradJanie Dunbar Richard KozloskiSteve Adams Terry Reed Irene TedrowMrs. Graves

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