The Innocents
1961 · Movie · NR · 100 min · ★ 7.5 · 92% critics
A young governess arrives at a remote country estate to care for two children, but unsettling sights and sounds make her fear the house is haunted. As the atmosphere grows more tense, she becomes determined to protect the children, even as doubt creeps in about what’s real and what isn’t.
Based on The Turn of the Screw, The Innocents
Also known as The Turn of the Screw
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Details
- Years
- 1961
- Release date
- 1961-11-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (665 votes)
- Box office
- $1,200,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, moody ghost story that leans on dread and uncertainty more than shocks, in the vein of Night of the Demon; Not for you if you need fast pacing, clear answers, or gore.
Pros: eerie slow-burn tension; haunting black-and-white look; unsettling ambiguity | Cons: talky stretches; melodramatic moments; uneven dialogue
Themes
- based on novel or book
- england
- supernatural
- haunted house
- haunting
- possession
- black and white
- ghost story
- ghost
- governess
- possessed child
Awards & recognition
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Cast & crew
Deborah Kerr
as Miss Giddens
Peter Wyngarde
as Peter Quint
Megs Jenkins
as Mrs. Grose
Michael Redgrave
as The Uncle
Martin Stephens
as Miles
Pamela Franklin
as Flora
Clytie Jessop
as Miss Jessel
- IC
Isla Cameron
as Anna
- EW
Eric Woodburn
as Coachman (uncredited)
Directed by Jack Clayton