The Beguiled Movie Review 1970

During the Civil War a wounded Union soldier is taken in by the women at a girl's school in the South. He manages to seduce both a student and a teacher, and jealousy and revenge ensue. Decidedly weird psychological melodrama from action vets Siegel and Eastwood.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 109 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Director/Star Teams: Siegel & Eastwood, Civil War, American South, Revenge, School Daze

Screenplay

Albert (John B. Sherry) Maltz, Irene (Grimes Grice) Kamp

Cast

Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, Jo Ann Harris

Cinematography

Bruce Surtees

Director

Donald Siegel

Music

Lalo Schifrin

Producer

Mark Huffam