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The Brood > Credits and Details
Directed by
David Cronenberg David Cronenberg  
Written by
David Cronenberg David Cronenberg ... written by
Cast
Oliver Reed Oliver Reed ... Dr. Hal Raglan
Samantha Eggar Samantha Eggar ... Nola Carveth
Art Hindle Art Hindle ... Frank Carveth
Henry Beckman Henry Beckman ... Barton Kelly
Nuala Fitzgerald Nuala Fitzgerald ... Juliana Kelly
Cindy Hinds Cindy Hinds ... Candice Carveth
Susan Hogan Susan Hogan ... Ruth Mayer
Gary McKeehan Gary McKeehan ... Mike Trellan
Michael Magee Michael Magee ... Inspector
Robert A. Silverman Robert A. Silverman ... Jan Hartog (as Robert Silverman)
Joseph Shaw Joseph Shaw ... Coroner
Larry Solway Larry Solway ... Lawyer
Reiner Schwarz Reiner Schwarz ... Dr. Birkin
Felix Silla Felix Silla ... Creature
John Ferguson John Ferguson ... Creature
Nicholas Campbell Nicholas Campbell ... Chris
Mary Swinton Mary Swinton ... Wendy
Jerry Kostur Jerry Kostur ... Construction Worker
Chris Britton Chris Britton ... Man in Auditorium (as Christopher Britton)
Uncredited Cast
Elijah Siegler Elijah Siegler ... Samson
Produced by
Roger Corman Roger Corman ... distribution producer
Pierre David Pierre David ... executive producer
Claude Héroux Claude Héroux ... producer
Victor Solnicki Victor Solnicki ... executive producer
Original Music by
Howard Shore Howard Shore  
Special Effects by
Allan Cotter Allan Cotter ... special effects
Additional Info
Premiere: May 25, 1979
DVD Release: August 26, 2003
Blu-ray Release: October 13, 2015
Country: Canada
Distributor: The Criterion Collection
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

6.8 / 10

Metacritic

63 / 100

Production Companies
Canadian Film Development Corporation (CFDC)
Elgin International Films
Mutual Productions
Distributors
New World Pictures
  (1979) (United States) (theatrical)
Home Box Office (HBO)
  (1980) (United States) (pay television) (TV)
Embassy Home Entertainment
  (1984) (United States) (VHS)
Viacom
  (1989) (United States) (syndication) (TV)
Image Entertainment
  (1990) (United States) (laserdisc) (distributed by) (video)
Nelson Entertainment
  (1990) (United States) (laserdisc) (video)
MGM Home Entertainment
  (2003) (United States) (DVD)
The Criterion Collection
  (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray)
The Criterion Collection
  (2015) (United States) (DVD)
HBO Max
  (2020) (United States) (video)
H264 Distribution
  (2022) (World-wide) (video)
Filming Locations
454 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  (school)
Commercial Studios - 793 Pharmacy Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
  (originally called Magder Studios)
Kortright Centre for Conservation, 9550 Pine Valley Dr, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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