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The Turn of the Screw (1989) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1989 · 56 mins · English
- Directed by
- Graeme Clifford
- Starring
- David Hemmings, Amy Irving, Linda Hunt, Balthazar Getty, Micole Mercurio, Johnny Mask
A governess is hired to care for two neglected children who appear haunted by the sinister influence of the former groom Peter Quint. Though hanged for murder, Quint still lurks in the manor’s shadows, accompanied by the ghost of Miss Jessel, the previous governess who committed suicide.
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