Horror ·Thriller ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1959 · 1h 22m

The Turn of the Screw

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Director
John Frankenheimer
Cast
Ingrid Bergman as Governess Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Grose Hayward Morse as Miles Alexandra Wager as Flora Paul Stevens as Peter Quint Laurinda Barrett as Miss Jessel
Crew
Henry James — Novel John Frankenheimer — Producer Warren Clymer — Production Design Noel Taylor — Costume Design
Tagline

A new governess at a remote manor begins to see apparitions of her dead predecessor. But are her charges seeing what she does?

Synopsis

This is a Ford Startime TV special. A governess put in charge of two young children begins to see the ghost of her dead predecessor.

Mood & Themes
supernaturalhauntingblack and whiteghostold hollywood
Key Collaborators
John Frankenheimer Director Henry James Novel John Frankenheimer Producer Warren Clymer Production Design Noel Taylor Costume Design
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