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The Turn of the Screw
“A new governess at a remote manor begins to see apparitions of her dead predecessor. But are her charges seeing what she does?”
7.0 / 10• 1959• 1h 22m•NR• English
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Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Ingrid Bergman
Governess
Lead
Isobel Elsom
Mrs. Grose
HM
Hayward Morse
Miles
AW
Alexandra Wager
Flora
Paul Stevens
Peter Quint
Laurinda Barrett
Miss Jessel
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Frankenheimer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Turn of the Screw is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
