The Innocents (20th Century-Fox). Henry James once deplored The Turn ofthe Screw as a "shameless potboiler." There is irony in the confession.For in this l...

Jack Clayton’s superb 1961 film of the Henry James ghost story is re-released

Dir. Jack Clayton, 100 mins Starring: Deborah Kerr, Michael Redgrave, Peter Wyngarde

If Amazon comments are any indication, few films demonstrate the change in audience expectations over the last 50 years better than “The Innocents,” dire...

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Jack Clayton’s 1961 adaptation of Henry James’s Turn of the Screw features an intense performance from Martin Stephens, while its uncanny cinematography ...

Based on Henry James' story Turn of the screw this catches an eerie, spine-chilling mood right at the start and never lets up on its grim, evil theme. Direct...

What makes The Innocents so powerful is the very thing that made Clayton's films so distinctive.