Genre: Musical
Release Date: 11/18/2008
SubTitles: English/French/Ger/Espanol/Italian
Dubbed: English
Sound: 2/DD5.1
Run Time: 116 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Scary Moments, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Scary Moments
Distributor/Studio: Kultur Video

This BBC film version of Benjamin Britten's darkly dramatic opera The Turn of the Screw (which was based on a novella by Henry James) was brought to the screen by director Katie Mitchell. With music performed by the London Sinfonia under conductor Richard Hickox, this imaginative presentation of the famous work features performances by Mark Padmore, Lisa Milne, Catrin Wyn Davies, Diana Montague, Nicholas Kirby Johnson, and Caroline Wise.

~ Dana Rowader, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
City of London Sinfonia -
Mark Padmore - Quint
Lisa Milne - The Governess
Catrin Wyn Davies - Miss Jessel
Diana Montague - Mrs. Grose
Nicholas Kirby Johnson - Miles
Caroline Wise - Flora

Production:
Katie Mitchell - Director
Fiona Morris - Producer
Henry James - Book Author
Nic Morris - Cinematographer
Richard Hickox - Conductor
Hans Petri - Executive Producer
Benjamin Britten - From Opera by
Alison Chitty - Production Designer
Jessica Lawrence - Executive Producer

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