The Lottery 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. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Title The Lottery Release Date 1969-01-02 Runtime 00 Hours 19 Minutes Genres Horror Mystery Production Companies Encyclopædia Britannica Educational Corporation Production Countries United States of America 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... The Lottery (1969, Short Film) (Featurette) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1100x1650)