The Nightcomers (1971)

Directed by

Michael Winner

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R18+

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 80 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A prequel to The Turn of the Screw shows the groundskeeper Peter Quint corrupting the governess Miss Jessel and influencing two children at an English manor.

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What happens

The Nightcomers is a 1971 psychological horror film directed by Michael Winner and starring Marlon Brando, Stephanie Beacham, Thora Hird, Harry Andrews, and Anna Palk. It is a prequel to Henry James' 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw, which had already been adapted into The Innocents (1961). The film focuses on groundskeeper Peter Quint's corruption of Miss Jessel, a virtuous governess at an English manor, as well as the two children in her care. A co-production between Winner's Scimitar Productions and American film producers Jay Kanter, Alan Ladd Jr., and Elliot Kastner, The Nightcomers was filmed on location in Cambridgeshire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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