Film record

The Hills Have Eyes

1977Feature film89 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
English
Genres
horror film · thriller film · Western film · crime film · body horror film · suspense film · crime thriller film · independent film · revisionist Western · exploitation film · rape and revenge film · horror western · political film

Credits

Art department

Robert A. Burns — Production design

Cinematography

Eric Saarinen — Cinematography

Direction

Wes Craven — Directing

Editing

Wes Craven — Editing

Music

Don Peake — Music composition

Cast

Susan Lanier — Acting
Michael Berryman — Acting
Robert Houston — Acting
Dee Wallace — Acting
Peter Locke — Acting

Production

Peter Locke — Production

Writing

Wes Craven — Screenwriting

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
22 Jul 1977Checked 4 Oct 2026
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