The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw

★ 0.0IMDb Score
Released:1990-01-01
Genre:Music
Duration:108 min
Country:Germany
Director:Claus Viller
Actors:Helen Field, Menai Davies, Richard Greager, Phyllis Cannan, Machiko Obata
Production:Süddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR)

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.

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