The Innocents

The Innocents

Apparitions? Evils? Corruptions?

NR 1961 · 100 min · ★ 7.5 · Horror, Mystery

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

Directed by Jack Clayton · Written by William Archibald

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