The Innocents

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NR,1hr 40min

Genres:

Horror,Action

Released:

December 25, 1961

Distributor:

20th Century Fox

Starring:

Deborah Kerr, Megs Jenkins, Pamela Franklin ... More

Synopsis: In this lugubrious but brilliantly realized adaptation of Henry James' classic novella The Turn of the Screw, 19th century British governess Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr) arrives at a bleak mansion to take care of Flora (Pamela Franklin) and Miles (Martin Stephens), the wealthy household's two children. Outwardly the children are little darlings, but the governess begins to feel that there's something unwholesome behind those beatific smiles. After several disturbing examples of the children's evil ... Full Synopsis

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	Richard Gilliam, AMG Review The Innocents is strong proof that low-violence, atmospheric horror films were not invented by The Blair Witch Project. Based on Henry James's novella The Turn of the Screw, the film wisely leaves in doubt how much what occurs may be supernatural, and how much may be in the mind of the protagonist (Deborah Kerr). It's all the more frightening for what isn't shown, and it has endured as one of the screen's ... Read Review

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	Deborah Kerr Miss Giddens Megs Jenkins Mrs. Grose Pamela Franklin Flora Martin Stephens Miles

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