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Twisted Nerve

  • 19681968
  • MM
  • 1h 58m
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Twisted Nerve (1968)
Martin Durnley (Hywel Bennett) is a troubled young man. With a mother who insists on treating him like a child, a stepfather who can't wait to see the back of him, and a brother with Down's Syndrome shut away in an institution, is it any wonder he retreats into an alternate personality - that of six-year-old Georgie? It is Georgie who befriends Susan Harper (Hayley Mills), but friendship soon turns into obsession. When Susan begins to distance herself, something inside Georgie snaps and he embarks on a killing spree, with Susan as the next target.
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Martin Durnley (Hywel Bennett) is a troubled young man. With a mother who insists on treating him like a child, a stepfather who can't wait to see the back of him, and a brother with Down's ... Read allMartin Durnley (Hywel Bennett) is a troubled young man. With a mother who insists on treating him like a child, a stepfather who can't wait to see the back of him, and a brother with Down's Syndrome shut away in an institution, is it any wonder he retreats into an alternate perso... Read allMartin Durnley (Hywel Bennett) is a troubled young man. With a mother who insists on treating him like a child, a stepfather who can't wait to see the back of him, and a brother with Down's Syndrome shut away in an institution, is it any wonder he retreats into an alternate personality - that of six-year-old Georgie? It is Georgie who befriends Susan Harper (Hayley Mi... Read all
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    • Director
      • Roy Boulting
    • Writers
      • Leo Marks(screenplay)
      • Roy Boulting(screenplay)
      • Roger Marshall(adapted from screen story)
    • Stars
      • Hayley Mills
      • Hywel Bennett
      • Billie Whitelaw
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    • Director
      • Roy Boulting
    • Writers
      • Leo Marks(screenplay)
      • Roy Boulting(screenplay)
      • Roger Marshall(adapted from screen story)
    • Stars
      • Hayley Mills
      • Hywel Bennett
      • Billie Whitelaw
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 35User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win total

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    Hayley Mills
    Hayley Mills
    • Susan Harper
    Hywel Bennett
    Hywel Bennett
    • Martin Durnley (Georgie Clifford)
    Billie Whitelaw
    Billie Whitelaw
    • Joan Harper
    Phyllis Calvert
    Phyllis Calvert
    • Enid Durnley
    Barry Foster
    Barry Foster
    • Gerry Henderson
    Frank Finlay
    Frank Finlay
    • Henry Durnley
    Salmaan Peerzada
    Salmaan Peerzada
    • Shashie Kumar
    • (as Salmaan Peer)
    Christian Roberts
    Christian Roberts
    • Philip Harvey
    Gretchen Franklin
    Gretchen Franklin
    • 'Clarkie'
    Thorley Walters
    Thorley Walters
    • Sir John Forrester
    Russell Napier
    Russell Napier
    • Professor Fuller
    Timothy Bateson
    Timothy Bateson
    • Mr. Groom
    Timothy West
    Timothy West
    • Superintendant Dakin
    Brian Peck
    Brian Peck
    • Det-Sgt Rogers
    Richard Davies
    Richard Davies
    • 'Taffy' Evans
    Basil Dignam
    Basil Dignam
    • Doctor
    Robin Parkinson
    • Shop Manager
    Mollie Maureen
    • Lady Patient
    • Director
      • Roy Boulting
    • Writers
      • Leo Marks(screenplay)
      • Roy Boulting(screenplay)
      • Roger Marshall(adapted from screen story) (idea)
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    • Trivia
      This movie's controversial nature led to a prologue being added during post-production, explaining that there was no connection between Mongolism and psychopathic behavior.
    • Goofs
      In the closing credits, the police rank Superintendent is spelled as "Superintendant".
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Ladies and gentlemen, in view of the controversy already aroused, the producers of this film wish to re-emphasize what is already stated in the film, that there is no established scientific connection between Mongolism and psychotic or criminal behaviour.

    • Connections
      Featured in Dusk to Dawn Drive-in Trash-o-Rama Show Vol. 6 (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Madeleine
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      Written by John Addison and Roy Boulting

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    7/10
    quite nasty moments and a splattering of blood
    Not at all bad. From an uneasy, start complete with voice-over to try and mitigate the non PC nature of the main thread of the film, this builds very nicely to a very decent climax. Hywell Bennet is most effective as the young man who tries to break from his mother and Hayley Mills surprisingly good playing against type.

    If it hadn't been for the controversy surrounding the film regarding 'Mongols', she may have gone on to a much more interesting career. Good pacing and fleshed out secondary characters help to make this an absorbing psycho thriller, with some quite nasty moments and a splattering of blood.
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    • Release date
      • February 12, 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Teufelskreis Y
    • Filming locations
      • Burley House, 15 Cambridge Park, Twickenham, London, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Charter Film Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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