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The Beguiled

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7.1/10 • 442

1971-01-231h 45m

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One man... seven women... in a strange house!

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.

Directors
Don Siegel
Writters
Claude Traverse
Editors
Claude Traverse, Carl Pingitore

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  1. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood

    John McBurney

  2. Geraldine Page

    Geraldine Page

    Martha

  3. Elizabeth Hartman

    Elizabeth Hartman

    Edwina

  4. Jo Ann Harris

    Jo Ann Harris

    Carol

  5. Darleen Carr

    Darleen Carr

    Doris

  6. Mae Mercer

    Mae Mercer

    Hallie

  7. Pamelyn Ferdin

    Pamelyn Ferdin

    Amy

  8. Melody Thomas Scott

    Melody Thomas Scott

    Abigail

  9. Peggy Drier

    Peggy Drier

    Lizzie

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r96sk

Jan 14, 2022

7/10

Undeniably creepy. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about 'The Beguiled', though. It's definitely one of the more bizarre films that I've seen, intentionally so of course. I'm just not convinced if it's a good film though, it does do a grand job at making the viewer feel uncomfortable but beyond that I'm not sold. Take out the oddness and there's not much there, I feel. With that said, it undoubtedly leaves an imprint and does what it intends to so I guess it levels out to be something worth watching. Clint Eastwood gives an almost eerily convincing performance, while those behind him are all solid - with the standouts, to me, being Geraldine Page and Mae Mercer. It's certainly 'out there', you gotta give it that. Overall I have mixed feelings, but I am leaning closer to positive than negative.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$475,000.00
Revenue
$1,100,000.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookmississippi riversexual repressionsexual awakeningseminaryamerican civil warwounded soldieryankee19th centurysouthern gothicgirls' school