Britten: The Turn of the Screw

(en)

1990

1h48m

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Overview: In Benjamin Britten's operatic adaptation of Henry James' masterwork, a naive governess (Helen Field) arrives at a country manor and soon discovers that it holds a murky secret involving her charges and two ghostly servants who wield a sinister influence on them. The taut, atmospheric production also stars Sam Linay, Machiko Obata, Menai Davies and Phyllis Cannan, with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra providing accompaniment.

Status: Released

Release date: January 1, 1990

Top Cast

Helen Field

as Governess

Menai Davies

as Mrs. Grose

Richard Greager

as Quint/Prologue

Phyllis Cannan

as Miss Jessel

Machiko Obata

as Flora

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