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The Turn of the Screw (1974)

The Turn of the Screw poster
Directed by
Dan Curtis
Genre
drama film, horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A governess takes a job caring for two children at a remote estate. She begins to see ghostly figures that she believes threaten the children.

tenseatmosphericunsettlingslow-burnpsychologically eerieclaustrophobicmelancholic

What happens

The Turn of the Screw is a 1974 American made-for-television horror film directed by Dan Curtis based on the 1898 novella of the same name by Henry James. The film aired in two parts on ABC on April 15 and 16, 1974. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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