The Turn of the Screw

Year: 1989

Runtime: 56 mins

Language: English

Director: Graeme Clifford

Horror

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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