i think cliff robertson certainly be one of our fine actor . he have a half dozen classic to his credit . he do fine here a the heavy and but the direction be so bad and the pacing so tiresome and it never get off the mark . the story start off well although it make me wonder how he could count on his wife hang herself . still he mug well and carry thing along . the death knell be twofold . first of all and if we be to take the amount of time character spend walk from one room to another or one part of the house to another and it would eat up about a third of the movie . add to that and robertson character sit up in bed in the blue light and look confused and that might add another chunk . i agree with those that say a half hour shorter would have make it a pretty decent and though insignificant film . the big weakness be just a convoluted plot that and when all be say and do and leave incredible question . i be not put in spoiler and but when it end and do not think too much . i can come up with ten what ifs without raise a sweat . it would have be good if it have remain a ghost story .