Le tour d'écrou (1974) (TV)

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Director:

Raymond Rouleau

Writers:

Paule de Beaumont (adaptation)
Henry James (novel)

Release Date:

25 February 1974 (France)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Mansion | Supernatural | Haunting | Governess | Haunted House

Cast

Suzanne Flon	...	Elizabeth Gridders
Robert Hossein	...	Peter Quint
Marie-Christine Barrault	...	Miss Jessel
Andrée Tainsy	...	Mme Grose
Stéphane Guiraud	...	Miles
Laure Jeanson	...	Flora
Robert Rimbaud	...	Lord Arthur

Also Known As:

The Turn of the Screw (International: English title) (literal title)

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Movie Connections:

Version of The Turn of the Screw (1982) (TV)

Henry James's classic

Directed by Raymond Rouleau,a man who had practical experience (he had directed Signoret and Montand in "Les Sorcières de Salem" ,Miller's classic) ,with a cast including Suzanne Flon as the lead and Robert Hossein and Marie -Christine Barrault supporting (but as ghosts,they don't have much to do),we could have expected an above average MTV film.It turns out to be only average ,and for a good reason:Jack Clayton's 1961 version "the innocents" was so haunting it became the definitive adaptation of "turn of the screw".With all his talent ,Suzanne Flon cannot match Deborah Kerr's brilliance and the color does not make up for the glittering black and white of the English movie. Au Contraire .Filming in color this story of darkness is a mistake.