Britten: The Turn of the Screw

Britten: The Turn of the Screw (1990) is a music film directed by Claus Viller.

In Benjamin Britten's operatic adaptation of Henry James' masterwork, a naive governess (Helen Field) arrives at a country manor and soon discovers that it holds a murky secret involving her charges and two ghostly servants who wield a sinister influence on them. The taut, atmospheric production also stars Sam Linay, Machiko Obata, Menai Davies and Phyllis Cannan, with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra providing accompaniment.

Cast

Helen Field

Governess

Menai Davies

Mrs. Grose

Richard Greager

Quint/Prologue

Phyllis Cannan

Miss Jessel

Machiko Obata

Flora

Samuel Linay

Miles

Steuart Bedford

Conductor