Summaries

Television adaptation of the Henry James' classic novel "Turn of the Screw", with changes in location and character names. A live-in nanny discovers two children haunted by the spirits and deeds of their former caregivers.

Helen Walker (Valerie Bertinelli), a young American woman, is hired as a governess for two English children, a boy and a girl, whose parents are dead. The children live with their many servants in an old English mansion. Gradually, Helen notices the weird behavior of the children and finds out that some strange events from the past seem to be haunting the present and concentrating on the children.—Anu Seilonen <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • supernatural power
  • psychotronic film
  • child in jeopardy
  • babysitter in peril
  • reference to shakespeare's hamlet
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Horror
Release date Apr 10, 1997
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Somerset House, Strand, London, England, UK
Production companies Rosemont Productions

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 28m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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