Jack Clayton's superbly, subtly, suggestively atmospheric rendition of the Henry James ghost story, The Turn of the Screw, with steady help from the wide-screen black-and-white photography of Freddie Francis (then at the brink of a new career as a director of grade-B Hammer horrors). Deborah Kerr's portrayal of the spinsterly governess contains all the complexity demanded by the wised-up Freudian interpreter, as well as all the moral urgency necessary for steadfast believers in Good and Evil. With Pamela Franklin, Martin Stephens, Michael Redgrave. (1961) — Duncan Shepherd
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