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Director:
Michael Winner
Writers:
Henry James (characters) and
Michael Hastings (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 October 1972 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Plot:
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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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. more
User Comments:
This Screw Needs a Few More Turns... more

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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:18 (video rating) | UK:X (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
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
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Brando (2007) (TV) more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
This Screw Needs a Few More Turns..., 7 February 2009
7/10
Author: Dries Vermeulen (dirtymoviedevotee@live.nl) from Brugge, Belgium

This somewhat unjustly much-maligned prequel to Henry James' often filmed TURN OF THE SCREW actually has several things going for it. Marlon Brando, just prior to his awe-inspiring turn in Bernardo Bertolucci's likewise LAST TANGO, completely defies stereotype as the uncouth yet eminently desirable Peter Quint, object of Miss Jessel's inadmissible lust. A glowingly youthful Stephanie Beacham starts off a bit wooden – not entirely out of character, by the way – but vastly improves as the plot moves along and her character quite literally loosens up. Speaking of which, her three separate eye-pleasing nude scenes certainly don't hurt matters either. British character actress Thora Hird makes for a pleasingly grotesque monstrous housekeeper all too aptly named Mrs. Gross. The kids convey a credible malevolence without coming off as too precocious and the script has a considerable number of dark ideas floating about, most of which James would find little fault with. Now for the bad news. The budget-slashing zoom-happy cinematography is particularly ill-suited to a period piece such as this. The music seems composed for silent melodrama, sign-posting every single twist and emotion well in advance. On top of all that, Michael Winner directs in his usual ham-fisted way, draining all subtlety out of his promising material long before the end credits roll. Still, well worth a look for what might have been...

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