The Beguiled

Name: The Beguiled
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Released: 1971-01-23
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.20
Cast: Elizabeth Hartman, Geraldine Page, Clint Eastwood, Jo Ann Harris

– Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.20 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 45 Minutes

Release Year:

1971

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.

Styles:

Macabre, Intense, Tense, Sexual, Suspense, Psychological, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

1860s, 19th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Mississippi, California

Genre:

War, Thriller, Drama

The Beguiled (1971) - Trailer

Release Date:

23 Jan 1971

Language:

English, French

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Directed by:

Don Siegel

Story Written By:

Thomas Cullinan, Irene Kamp, Albert Maltz

Main Actors:

Elizabeth Hartman, Geraldine Page, Clint Eastwood, Jo Ann Harris

Plot:

During the civil war, injured Yankee soldier, John McBurney is rescued on the verge of death by a teenage girl from a southern boarding school. She manages to get him back to the school, and at first the all-female staff and pupils are scared. As he starts to recover, one by one he charms them and the atmosphere becomes filled with jealousy and deceit.

Production Company:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.2/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

88%

Metacritic:

66%