Overview
Production co: Achilles, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
►105 min (Italy) □ November 1961 (UK)
Library synopsis: [En] Since a film must work with actual images and cannot leave it open whether something is seen or not, the sensed presence of the passionate Quint (Wyngarde) and Miss Jessel (Stephens) and Flora (Franklin), provides the central enigma, is transformed into apparitions hallucinated by the repressed spinster-governess, Miss Giddens (Kerr). Written by Phil Hardy
Director: Jack Clayton
Cult stars: Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave
Cult relevance index: ₪ 7.4 / 10
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Related videos
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Essential inner links and references
The Aurum Film Encyclopedia – Horror [UK / 1996] (bk) | Fragments of Fear [UK / 1995] (bk) | Quatermass – Antologia del Cine Fantastico Britanico [Spain / Nr. 6 - Summer 2004] (bk) | Mad Movies [France / Nr. 10 - March 1975] (fz) | Monster Bis [France / Nr. 120 - Le Gothique a L'Anglo-Saxonne] (fz)
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Gallery and video classification
(3 votes, average: 4,33 out of 10)
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Basic Card
| Genre | Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
|---|---|
| Director | Jack Clayton |
| Writers | Henry James, John Mortimer, Truman Capote, William Archibald |
| Producer | Albert Fennell, Jack Clayton |
| Cast | Clytie Jessop, Deborah Kerr, Eric Woodburn, Isla Cameron, Martin Stephens, Megs Jenkins, Michael Redgrave, Pamela Franklin, Peter Wyngarde |
| Certification | Italy:VM14 / France:-12 / UK:12A (re-rating) (2005) / UK:X (original rating) / Portugal:M/12 / Canada:G (Quebec) / West Germany:16 / Australia:PG / Finland:K-16 / France:U (re-release) / Sweden:15 / USA:Approved (PCA #20046) |
| Country | UK, USA |
| Language | English |
| Release date | UK November 1961 | USA 25 December 1961 (New York City, New York) | Sweden 19 February 1962 | West Germany 25 May 1962 | Italy 12 June 1962 (Palermo) (Astoria) | Finland 10 August 1962 | Denmark 2 October 1962 | Austria June 1963 | Spain 3 October 1963 | France 13 November 2002 (re-release) | UK 2 June 2006 (re-release) |
| Also known as | Suspense Italy / Spain | Az ártatlanok Hungary | De oskyldiga Sweden | De uskyldige Denmark | Fasornas slott Finland (Swedish title) | Kauhujen linna Finland | Les innocents France | Mia morfi sto parathyro Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title) | Niewinni Poland | Os Inocentes Portugal | Os inocentes Brazil | Posesión satánica Mexico | Schloß des Schreckens West Germany | The Turn of the Screw USA (working title) |
| Filming locations | Bluebell Railway, East Sussex, England, UK | Dane Mill, Uckfield, East Sussex, England, UK | East Sussex, England, UK | Sheffield Park Garden, Dane Mill, Uckfield, East Sussex, England, UK | Sheffield Park Station, Bluebell Railway, East Sussex, England, UK | Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK (studio) | Uckfield, East Sussex, England, UK |
| Box office/business | Copyright Holder: Twentieth Century Fox Corporation || Spain - Gross: € 6.283,71 | Admissions: 3.670 |
| Production company | Achilles, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Distribution company | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1961) (USA) (theatrical) | Fox (Italy) (theatrical) | Les Acacias (France) | Fox (France) (theatrical) | Deutsche Fox (West Germany) | Classic Films Distribucion S.L. (Spain) (theatrical) | Connaissance du Cinéma (France) | Tamasa Distribution (France) | Fox Films (1962) (Finland) (theatrical) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD) | 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD) | British Film Institute (BFI) (2006) (UK) (DVD) | Capelight Pictures (2006) (Germany) (DVD) | Sociedad General de Derechos Audiovisualed S.L. (Spain) (DVD) | Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1970) (USA) (TV) | Fox Video (USA) (laserdisc) | Lumière Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) | Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD) | Yleisradio (YLE) (1981) (Finland) (TV) | BFI (UK) (DVD) | Capelight (Germany) (DVD) | Capelight Pictures (Germany) (Blu-ray Disc) | Free-TV: ZDF 18.07.1992 (Germany) | Pay-TV: Premiere - Filmfest 02.01.2009 (Germany) | Pay-TV: Premiere 7 12.09.2003 (Germany) | Free-TV: Rai Tre 30.03.1997 (Italy) |
| Runtime | USA: 100 min | Italy: 105 min | France: 101 min | Spain: 97 min |
| Technical specifications | Sound Mix: Mono (Westrex Recording System) | Color: Black and White | Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1 | Camera: Bausch & Lomb Lenses | Film negative format (mm/video inches): 35 mm | Cinematographic process: CinemaScope | Printed film format: 35 mm |
