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Henry James (characters) and
Michael Hastings (writer)
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27 October 1972 (West Germany) more
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Prequel to the Henry James classic "Turn of the Screw" about the events leading up to the deaths of Peter Quint and Ms... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
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Another Poor Effort from Marlon Brando more (18 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Marlon Brando | ... | Peter Quint |
 | Stephanie Beacham | ... | Miss Jessel |
| Thora Hird | ... | Mrs. Grose |
| Harry Andrews | ... | Master of the House |
| Verna Harvey | ... | Flora |
| Christopher Ellis | ... | Miles |
| Anna Palk | ... | New Governess |
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96 min
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UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16
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In her autobiography Britt Ekland claims that Michael Winner promised her the lead role if she could assist him with raising the finance for the movie. more
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Originally I would have given this film a 3 out of 10 but I read the reviews and I disagree with all of them so I gave it a one. First of all, Marlon Brando has no range. If he is not mumbling, he is overextending himself. Brando is the most overrated actor in history. After Mutiny on the Bounty, he lost his status in Hollywood. He regained it with the Godfather. This was made before the Godfather.
If you only saw On the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire or the Godfather, you would think that he was a great actor. I saw those films first and wanted to see more of his movies. However, each movie of his reveals more flaws than any perceived greatness.
In this film, the Nightcomers, Brando is either overacting or not acting at all. He stands around and broods as the camera pans. I don't care about Quint, who is a bum but stays employed because the new guardian of the children doesn't care. Guess what? Neither do I. The children and the rest of the supporting cast are plastic toys used poorly by Michael Winner, the director. A great actor could have made something of this script and a great director could have made something of this pathetic actor. Neither showed up for the shoot. There is good material for a film but everyone handles their roles so poorly that the film rambles on without a point. It is extremely boring.
Whether or not it was a prequel or not does not matter at all. Brando is saying, "I'm Brando doing Brando acting and you're going to like it because I'm Brando, d***it." I keep thinking of Eddie Murphy as Gumby when I watch Brando.
My advice: Watch a Bogart film. Bogart is enjoyable to watch even if the film is awful. Or watch the Godfather, On the Waterfront or A Streetcar Named Desire. Every other film of Brando's irritated me to no end.