Cleaver. Cleaver. Chop. Chop. First the mom and then the pop. Then we'll get the pretty girl. We'll get her right between the curl.
Martin Durnley is a young man with an infantilizing mother, resentful stepfather and an institutionalized brother with Down's syndrome. To cope, he retreats into an alternate child personality he calls Georgie. After being caught during a theft attempt at a department store, he befriends a female customer who is sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.
Twisted Nerve (1968) is a thriller and horror film directed by Roy Boulting, released on December 20, 1968 with a runtime of 1h 52m. It stars Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw and Frank Finlay. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 60 ratings.
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Hayley Mills
as Susan Harper
Hywel Bennett
as Martin (Georgie) Durnley
Billie Whitelaw
as Joan Harper
Frank Finlay
as Henry Durnley
Barry Foster
as Gerry Henderson
Phyllis Calvert
as Enid Durnley
Salmaan Peerzada
as Shashie Kadir
Christian Roberts
as Philip Harvey
Gretchen Franklin
as Clarkie
Timothy West
as Superintendant Dakin
Thorley Walters
as Sir John Forrester
Russell Napier
as Professor Fuller
Directed by Roy Boulting, written by Roger Marshall, Leo Marks and Roy Boulting, produced by Frank Granat and George W. George.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 60 ratings.
**_Hayley Mills in a late 60’s psychological drama-thriller_** A 22 years-old man (Hywel Bennett) cops a childlike personality to get close to a winsome library worker in London (Mills). He seeks to get his foot in the door of her mother’s boarding house. Havoc ensues. “Twisted Nerve” (1968) was influenced by Hitchcock’s “Psycho” (and even borrows Bernard Herrmann for the score), but it’s more dramatic and less…
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The main cast of Twisted Nerve (1968) includes Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay and Barry Foster. The film was directed by Roy Boulting. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Twisted Nerve was released on December 20, 1968 and runs for 1h 52m.
Twisted Nerve (1968) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 60 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller and horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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