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Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

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.

19686.71h 52m

Overview

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.

Directed by Roy Boulting
Written by Roger Marshall, Leo Marks, Roy Boulting
Produced by Frank Granat, George W. George
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Top Cast

Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills

Susan Harper

Hywel Bennett

Hywel Bennett

Martin (Georgie) Durnley

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Joan Harper

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Henry Durnley

Barry Foster

Barry Foster

Gerry Henderson

Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Enid Durnley

Salmaan Peerzada

Salmaan Peerzada

Shashie Kadir

Christian Roberts

Christian Roberts

Philip Harvey

Gretchen Franklin

Gretchen Franklin

Clarkie

Timothy West

Timothy West

Superintendant Dakin

Themes & Keywords

obsessiondown syndromestepfatherboarding house

About Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve is a drama, thriller, horror film released in 1968 exploring themes of obsession, down syndrome, stepfather, boarding house. Directed by Roy Boulting, it stars Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw. 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.

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