The Innocents (1961)

7.8	Listal rating
7.8	IMDB rating

Directed by

Jack Clayton

Starring (View all)

Miss Giddens

Peter Quint

Mrs. Grose

The Uncle

Miles

Flora

Miss Jessel

Anna

Written by (View all)

Henry James

John Mortimer

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A genuinely artistic thriller

2 months, 1 week ago at Mar 11 8:51

PvtCaboose91

"But above anything else, I love the children."

Bestowing 1961's The Innocents with the label of "haunted house horror" is too simplistic, and the accuracy of such a description is debatable. An adaptation of Henry James' 1898 novella The Turn of the Shrew, this is a chilling horror feature that's notable for being brilliantly ambiguous. When released, The Innocents was billed by Tw... read more

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Description: In Victorian England, the uncle of orphaned niece Flora and nephew Miles hires Miss Giddens as governess to raise the children at his estate with total independence and authority. Soon after her arrival, Miss Giddens comes to believe that the spirits of the former governess Miss Jessel and valet Peter Quint are possessing the children ... (more)

Release date : 1 November 1961
UPC: 024543202950

Horror (10), 1960s (7), Thriller (6), Ghost (6), 1961 (5), Based On Novel (5), Haunted House (5), Gothic (5), Imagination (5), Servant (4), Tortoise (4), Housekeeper (4), Mansion (4), Hallucination (3), Possession (3), Children (3), Psychological Thriller (2), Possessed Human (2), Victorian Era (2), Dead Child (2)

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A genuinely artistic thriller

“"But above anything else, I love the children."

Bestowing 1961's The Innocents with the label of "haunted house horror" is too simplistic, and the accuracy of such a description is debatable. An adaptation of Henry James' 1898 novella The Turn of the Shrew, this is a chilling horror feature that's notable for being brilliantly ambiguous. When released, The Innocents was billed by Twentieth Century Fox as a horror film for the adult moviegoer since it's a serious and intellectual piece of work, rather than anything salacious, profane or cheap. Like 1963's The Haunting and 2001's The Others, this is a film which methodically develops tension and atmosphere, relying on what is unseen rather than rubber monsters or special effects.

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