The Lottery
1969 | 19m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Larry Yust |
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| Writer: | Larry Yust, Shirley Jackson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 02, 1969 |
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| Director: | Larry Yust |
| Writer: | Larry Yust, Shirley Jackson |
| Genres: | Horror, Mystery |
| Keywords | ritual, new england, based on short story, small village, short film |
| Production Companies | Encyclopædia Britannica Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Olive Dunbar | Tessie Hutchinson |
| William Benedict | Joe Summers |
| William Fawcett | Old Man Warner |
| Joe Haworth | Bill Hutchinson |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Jack Watson |
| Jim Boles | |
| Donna Bowen | |
| Blanche Bronte | Mrs. Delacroix |
| Alan Brown | Mr. Delacroix |
| Nancy Hale | Mrs. Adams |
| Susan Healy | |
| Gavin Jones | |
| Mavonwe Jones | |
| Dorothy Konrad | Janie Dunbar |
| Richard Kozloski | Steve Adams |
| Terry Reed | |
| Irene Tedrow | Mrs. Graves |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Albert Nalpas | Editor |
| John Brasher | Sound |
| Arthur R. Botham | Assistant Director |
| Larry Yust | Writer, Director, Editor |
| Shirley Jackson | Writer, Short Story |
| Isidore Mankofsky | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jeanne Robinson | Associate Producer |
| Clifton Fadiman | Associate Producer |
| Larry Yust | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
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| 2024 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
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