Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

Thriller · 1968 · 1h 52m

Movie

6.8/10 · TMDB

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.

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.

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Cast & crew

Hayley MillsSusan Harper
Hywel BennettMartin (Georgie) Durnley
Billie WhitelawJoan Harper
Frank FinlayHenry Durnley
Barry FosterGerry Henderson
Phyllis CalvertEnid Durnley
Salmaan PeerzadaShashie Kadir
Christian RobertsPhilip Harvey
Gretchen FranklinClarkie
Timothy WestSuperintendant Dakin
Thorley WaltersSir John Forrester
Russell NapierProfessor Fuller
Timothy BatesonMr. Groom
Basil DignamDoctor
Marianne StoneStore Detective

Information

Release date
20 December 1968
Director
Roy Boulting
Genres
Thriller, Horror
Runtime
1h 52m
Country of origin
United Kingdom

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