The Beguiled

– 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
The Beguiled (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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Genre:

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.

Director:

Don Siegel

Writer:

Albert Maltz (screenplay), Irene Kamp (screenplay), Thomas Cullinan (from the novel by)

Main Actors:

Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, 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:

Universal Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
Metacritic:
66%