Movie
The Beguiled
Overview
Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
Details
- Release date
- 1971-01-23
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Drama, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Malpaso Productions, Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Clint Eastwood as John McBurney
- Geraldine Page as Martha
- Elizabeth Hartman as Edwina
- Jo Ann Harris as Carol
- Darleen Carr as Doris
- Mae Mercer as Hallie
- Pamelyn Ferdin as Amy
- Melody Thomas Scott as Abigail
- Peggy Drier as Lizzie
- Patricia Mattick as Janie
- Charlie Briggs as 1st Confederate Captain
- George Dunn as Sam Jefferson
Crew
- Don Siegel - Director
- Claude Traverse - Writer
- Albert Maltz - Screenplay
- Irene Kamp - Screenplay
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