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Release Date:
November 1961 (UK) moreTagline:
Apparitions? Evils? Corruptions? morePlot:
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Ghost Stories! (From Dread Central. 26 October 2009, 4:47 PM, PDT)
Loews Jersey City Presents Classic Ghost Films This Weekend: "The Innocents", "The Ghost And Mrs. Muir" And "The Uninvited"
(From CinemaRetro. 25 March 2009, 3:46 AM, PDT)
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Horror that is the cinematic equivalent of rising damp more (140 total)Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Deborah Kerr | ... | Miss Giddens |
 | Peter Wyngarde | ... | Peter Quint |
| Megs Jenkins | ... | Mrs. Grose |
| Michael Redgrave | ... | The Uncle |
| Martin Stephens | ... | Miles |
| Pamela Franklin | ... | Flora |
| Clytie Jessop | ... | Miss Jessel |
| Isla Cameron | ... | Anna |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
100 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColour:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
UK:12A (re-rating) (2005) | UK:X (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U (re-release) | Sweden:15 | USA:UnratedFun Stuff
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During the cursed video in The Ring (2002), about 25 seconds in, a young boy's muffled singing can faintly be heard. This audio track is taken from The Innocents. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Ms. Giddens goes upstairs to the bedroom, the candle varies in size between shots. moreQuotes:
Flora: [singing] We lay my love and I, beneath the weeping willow. But now alone I lie and weep beside the tree. Singing "Oh willow waly" by the tree that weeps with me. Singing "Oh willow waly" till my lover return to me. We lay my love and I beneath the weeping willow. A broken heart have I. Oh willow I die, oh willow I die... moreMovie Connections:
Featured in Nightmare Theatre's Late Night Chill-o-Rama Horror Show Vol. 1 (1996) (V) moreSoundtrack:
O Willow Waly moreFAQ
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Director Jack Clayton's masterpiece is a study of deepest dread. Its horror is the cinematic equivalent of rising damp.
Deborah Kerr accepts a job as the governess of two strange children (Martin Stephens and Pamela Franklin) and becomes convinced that they occupy a world haunted by repressed memories and the restless dead.
Martin Stephens' performance as the unfathomable Miles is extraordinary. The child projects a physical authority rare for his years. His dialog exchanges with Kerr run the gamut from highly amusing to deeply disturbing.
Clayton's greatest achievement is the way he subverts common household settings to the point where they become arenas of fear.
The sound design is chilling, conjuring sudden terror and thrusting us into the complex mechanics of the Kerr character's growing paranoia.
Strikingly shot and lit, the film is a textbook example of grave cinematic suggestion.