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24/11/1961 Horror, Mystery, Drama 1h 40m
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Apparitions? Evils? Corruptions?

Overview

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

  1. Jack Clayton

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Deborah Kerr

    Miss Giddens

  2. Peter Wyngarde

    Peter Quint

  3. Megs Jenkins

    Mrs. Grose

  4. Michael Redgrave

    The Uncle

  5. Martin Stephens

    Miles

  6. Pamela Franklin

    Flora

  7. Clytie Jessop

    Miss Jessel

  8. Isla Cameron

    Anna

  9. Eric Woodburn

    Coachman (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2021-06-07
_**Low-key Gothic horror with Deborah Kerr**_

A new governess (Deborah Kerr) takes over as nanny of two orphaned siblings at a remote English manor at the turn of the century, but there’s a secretive past to the situation and seemingly ghostly happenings. Pamela Franklin plays the girl.

"The Innocents” (1961) is a cinematic version of Henry James 1898 novella “The Turn of the Screw,” shot in B&W. It’s technically well-made and has Gothic mood, but the story is intrinsically one-dimensional, resting on the shoulders of Kerr and essentially only involving three other actors.
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$430,000.00

Revenue
$1,200,000.00

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