Summary
Deborah Kerr stars as an emotionally fragile governess who comes to suspect that there is something very, very wrong with her precocious new charges. A psychosexually intensified adaptation of Henry James's classic The Turn of the Screw, co-written by Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and directed by Jack Clayton (Room at the Top).
Additional Information
Series | Criterion collection ; 727. |
Subjects |
James, Henry,
-- 1843-1916
-- Film adaptations.
Governesses -- Drama. Orphans -- Drama. Supernatural -- Drama. Feature films. Fiction films. Ghost films. Haunted house films. Monster films. Horror films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | [Irvington, New York?] :The Criterion Collection,2014 |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Other Titles | Turn of the screw. |
Contributors |
Clayton, Jack,
1921-1995, director. Capote, Truman, 1924-1984, screenwriter. Kerr, Deborah, 1921-2007, actor. Wyngarde, Peter, 1927?-2018 actor. Redgrave, Michael, actor. Jenkins, Megs, 1917-1998, actor. James, Henry, 1843-1916. Turn of the screw. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, production company. Cinemascope (Firm), production company. Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde, Megs Jenkins. |
Language |
English With optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Based on The turn of the screw by Henry James. Special features include: introduction by cultural historian Christopher Frayling; audio commentary featuring Frayling; new interview with cinematographer John Bailey about director of photography Freddie Francis and the look of the film; new piece on the making of the film; trailer. |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
Description |
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN | 9781604659009 1604659009 |
Other | Classic View |