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The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel and stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd and Scatman Crothers. The film presents the descent into insanity of a recovering alcoholic and aspiring novelist who takes a job as winter caretaker for a mountain resort hotel with his wife and clairvoyant son.
- Director
- Stanley Kubrick
- Writer
- Diane Johnson · Stanley Kubrick
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- Release date
- 1980 · Released
- Runtime
- 144 min
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom, United States
- Languages
- English
- Genres
- Drama · Mystery · Supernatural · Thriller · Horror · Psychological Thriller · Psychological Horror · Psychological Drama
- Also known as
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- Deutsch
- Shining
- Español
- El resplandor
- 日本語
- シャイニング
- 한국어
- 샤이닝
- Polski
- Lśnienie
- Themes
- alcoholism ↗ horror film ↗ social isolation ↗ supernatural ↗
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