A governess, portrayed by Deborah Kerr, begins work caring for two young children who have lost their parents at a secluded manor house in the countryside around the time of the new century. The circumstances surrounding her employment are shrouded in mystery and strange events appear to be taking place. Pamela Franklin is featured as the girl among the children. "The Innocents," released in 1961, adapts Henry Jam…

The Innocents, adapted from Henry James' novel The Turn of the Screw, proves to be a captivating thriller that revels in unsettling viewers with an almost palpable sense of awareness. Deborah Kerr portrays Miss Giddens, the governess hired by Michael Redgrave for his young niece and nephew. The story unfolds in Victorian England, set on a country estate at Bly Mansion, where the children seem both angelic and charmin…