The Beguiled
1971 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 7.0
Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-01-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (492 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- mississippi river
- slavery
- sexual repression
- sexual awakening
- seminary
- american civil war
- wounded soldier
- yankee
- 19th century
- woman seduces a man
- southern gothic
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Clint Eastwood
as John McBurney
Geraldine Page
as Martha
Elizabeth Hartman
as Edwina
Jo Ann Harris
as Carol
Darleen Carr
as Doris
Mae Mercer
as Hallie
Pamelyn Ferdin
as Amy
Melody Thomas Scott
as Abigail
Peggy Drier
as Lizzie
Patricia Mattick
as Janie
Directed by Don Siegel