The innocents

Miss Giddens: A governess to two creepy gothic children begins to question her own sanity amid the darkly lit country home she inhabits. Are the apparitions she sees real? Are the children possessed? Is she sane? (The Innocents, 1961, Jack Clayton. Portrayed by Deborah Kerr)

The Innocents (1961) Jack Clayton, dir.

Martin Stephens & Peter Wyngarde The Innocents 1961

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The Innocents 1961