The Innocents
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The Innocents is a 1961 British psychological horror film, acclaimed for its atmospheric cinematography and chilling adaptation of Henry James's novella "The Turn of the Screw."
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Innocents (1961 film) | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
film
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psychological horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Turn of the Screw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Henry James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificate | British Board of Film Censors X rating NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childCharacter |
Flora
NERFINISHED
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Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Freddie Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Georges Auric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Jack Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | James Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | CinemaScope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological horror
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supernatural horror ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Miss Giddens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy | Deborah Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | governess caring for two children ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric cinematography
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chilling mood and sound design ⓘ use of deep focus and lighting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Jack Clayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
classic of British horror cinema
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one of the best film adaptations of The Turn of the Screw ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1961-11-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Mortimer
NERFINISHED
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Truman Capote NERFINISHED ⓘ William Archibald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Victorian country house ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundMix | mono ⓘ |
| starring |
Deborah Kerr
NERFINISHED
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Martin Stephens NERFINISHED ⓘ Megs Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Redgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamela Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Wyngarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
repressed sexuality
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supernatural vs psychological ambiguity ⓘ unreliable perception ⓘ |
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The Innocents (1961 film)