Released Date:
1962-02-19
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA, UK
Runtime:
100 min
Rated:
APPROVED
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (17631 Reviews)
Director:
Jack ClaytonGenres:
HorrorHenry James (novel)
John Mortimer (additional scenes & dialogue)
William Archibald (screenplay)
Truman Capote (screenplay)
In Victorian England, the uncle of orphaned niece Flora and nephew Miles hires Miss Giddens as governess to raise the children at his estate with total independence and authority. Soon after her arrival, Miss Giddens comes to believe that the spirits of the former governess Miss Jessel and valet Peter Quint are possessing the children. Miss Giddens decides to help the children to face and exorcise the spirits.
Released Date:
1962-04-25
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
90 min
IMDB Ratings:
(1667 Reviews)
Director:
Sidney HayersGenres:
HorrorFritz Leiber Jr. (novel)
Charles Beaumont (screenplay)
Richard Matheson (screenplay)
A skeptical college professor discovers that his wife has been practicing magic for years. Like the learned, rational fellow he is, he forces her to destroy all her magical charms and protective devices, and stop that foolishness. He isn't put off by her insistence that his professional rivals are working magic against him, and her protections are necessary to his career and life.
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