The Innocents (1961)
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Synopsis
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
Cast
- Deborah Kerr
- Peter Wyngarde
- Megs Jenkins
- Michael Redgrave
- Martin Stephens
- Pamela Franklin
- Clytie Jessop
- Isla Cameron
- Eric Woodburn
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Every family should have a governess that teaches the children and loves them and makes sure they're safe from the slutty ghosts of old.
Jim CummingsPart of Hoop-Tober “But they haven’t been good, merely easy to live with.” Beware the well-read virgin. So the saying goes. The imagination will be well lubricated by the endless tomes over which she has pored. She will know of the world, but will not be a part of…
AaronSep 2, 2019i’d much rather have a ghost in my house than a child and you can quote me on that!
eely - Oct 11, 2020
This is peak ambiguity in cinematic form. Derived from Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, The Innocents is a psychological horror film revolving around a governess slowly losing her mind as she thinks that the children she is taking care of are being possessed by the dead.…
allain♡Oct 5, 2020A story about a haunted estate swallowing children or a sexually repressed weirdo (who loves kids a bit too much) violently projecting her overprotective fantasies onto them? Regardless, would be my first pick towards a problematic age gap canon. Also has some of the best…
Josh LewisJan 1, 2025What’s scarier than any ghost? Children.
noen - Oct 5, 2019
JUST THROW THE WHOLE KID AWAY
Ethan ☀️Feb 4, 2020me: decides to watch a legendary horror movie legendary horror movie: is scary me: shocked pikachu face ghosts don't haunt places, they haunt people. forgive me a disagreement but i think they haunt both. from the beginning, there's something just a little off…
kaileyNov 6, 2019One of the most genuinely devastating films I’ve ever seen. A slow descent into complete madness. Malicious spirits in the house. Malicious spirits in the mind. The trauma of sexual repression. The corruption of innocence. True horror. Every time I watch this I find it far…
Tony the Terror
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- Dustin Matthew likedThe Innocents
what in the freudian psychoanalysis??
MovieDaddy likedThe InnocentsAbsolute horror classic masterpiece. Psychological horror that was way ahead of it’s time, with a true-to-Capote style. Although, as great as this movie is, the Haunting of Bly Manor series does it better; it packs way more of an emotional punch. Regardless, this is great too!
Alexa lovedThe InnocentsI can’t believe this isn’t talked about more as part of the classic horror canon. It’s incredible to look at, has fantastic performances (the kid who plays Miles is amazing) and is genuinely very creepy and scary.
- Jacob Hall likedThe Innocents
Way ahead of its time in terms of depiction of ghosts. Let the story build because its a really slow build up but it all pays off with a really good ending.
Luca Tosti likedThe Innocents7/10
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Metacritic
Oct 7, 2014
Clayton brilliantly uses slow dissolves to create ghostly superimpositions, and the harmless squeals of bath-time fun, or squeakings of a pencil, suggest uncanny screams.
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
Oct 7, 2014
The film thrives on unsettling images of overgrowth and rot, such as the dead flower that drops at Kerr’s touch, and the beetle that crawls obscenely out of the mouth of a cherub statue.
Tim Robey
The Telegraph
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is The Innocents (1961) (1961)?
The movie is 1hr 40min long.
What's The Innocents (1961) (1961) about?
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
Who's the cast of The Innocents (1961) (1961)?
- Deborah Kerr as Miss Giddens
- Peter Wyngarde as Peter Quint
- Megs Jenkins as Mrs. Grose
- Michael Redgrave as The Uncle
- Martin Stephens as Miles
- Pamela Franklin as Flora
- Clytie Jessop as Miss Jessel
- Isla Cameron as Anna
- Eric Woodburn as Coachman
Who's the director behind The Innocents (1961) (1961)?
Jack Clayton directed The Innocents (1961) (1961).
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