The Lottery (1969)

  • NR
  • 01/02/1969 (US)
  • Horror, Mystery
  • 19m

Overview

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.

Shirley Jackson

Writer

Larry Yust

Director, Writer

Cast

Olive Dunbar's headshot

Olive Dunbar

Tessie Hutchinson
William Benedict's headshot

William Benedict

Joe Summers
William Fawcett's headshot

William Fawcett

Old Man Warner
Joe Haworth's headshot

Joe Haworth

Bill Hutchinson
Ed Begley Jr.'s headshot

Ed Begley Jr.

Jack Watson
Jim Boles's headshot

Jim Boles

Donna Bowen's headshot

Donna Bowen

Blanche Bronte's headshot

Blanche Bronte

Mrs. Delacroix

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