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Possibly the best horror film ever made, this brilliant adaptation of Ira Levin’s best-selling novel is the story of a loving young New York City couple who are expecting their first child. Like most first-time mothers, Rosemary (Mia Farrow) experiences confusion and fear. Her husband (John Cassavetes), an ambitious but unsuccessful actor, makes a pact with the devil that promises to send his career skyward. Director Roman Polanski elicits uniformly extraordinary performances from the all-star cast. Ruth Gordon won an Oscar for her performance as an oversolicitous next-door neighbor in this classic chiller.

Image credit: Paramount Pictures

Did you know?

  • Tannis root doesn’t exist; author Ira Levin made it up for the story. Like the letters of transit from Casablanca (1942), it became an important plot element but was entirely fictional.
  • The baby is due in June of ’66, otherwise known as 6-66.
  • The “vodka blush” cocktail that Roman prepares for everybody was a fictional drink, invented by Ira Levin for the novel. A recipe was not provided in either the novel or film, but is generally made from vodka with a dash of Grenadine or red grapefruit juice. It can be served with sprigs of rosemary (for the character, Rosemary) for garnish.

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