Drama · United States of America · 1992 · 1h 27m

The Turning

Director

Cast

Karen Allen as Glory Lawson Raymond J. Barry as Mark Harnish Michael Dolan as Clifford 'Cliff' Harnish Tess Harper as Martha Harnish Gillian Anderson as April Cavanaugh Jim Simmons as Mayor

Crew

J. Michael McClary — Director of Photography Lesley Topping — Editor Chris Ceraso — Screenplay L.A. Puopolo — Screenplay William B. O'Boyle — Producer L.A. Puopolo — Producer

Synopsis

Gillian Anderson in her first ever screen role. Anderson's psycho boyfriend, Cliff, returns to his home town seething with pent-up frustration and rage. Four years earlier his family was on the verge of breaking up. Now he's returned to put things right, fired by a psychopathic determination he is intent on destroying his father's new relationship...whatever it takes.

Mood & Themes

neo-nazism west virginia

Key Collaborators

L.A. Puopolo Director J. Michael McClary Director of Photography Lesley Topping Editor Chris Ceraso Screenplay L.A. Puopolo Screenplay William B. O'Boyle Producer L.A. Puopolo Producer Mike Moran Production Design

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