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THE INNOCENTS
June 8, 2012  | By David Bianculli

TCM, 9:30 p.m. ET

 

This 1961 version of Henry James’ moody The Turn of the Screw captures all the atmospheric creepiness of the original story, along with all the ambiguity that comes with telling a ghost story where the ghosts may or may not exist. Deborah Kerr stars as the governess who comes to suspect that the children in her charge have been possessed by former employees of the estate. Jack Clayton directs, very effectively.

 
 
 
 
 
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