THE INNOCENTS

(PG Supernatural themes) 1961 1hr40m Classic Cinema

Based on the Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw. An entrancing and entertaining ghost story, mysterious goings-on in an enormous Victorian mansion. Miss Giddens (Deborah Kerr) is engaged to be the governess of two orphaned children, Flora and Miles, by their uncle.  She is charged with taking care of their education and welfare at the uncle’s country estate, the Victorian mansion, Bly House, with the strict instruction to not contact him about anything.