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Twisted Nerve
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6.8Martin 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.
Released: 1968-12-20112 minDir: Roy BoultingThriller, Horror
Cast
- 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
Themes
- obsession
- down syndrome
- stepfather
- boarding house
- psychological thriller
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Ratings
IMDb
7/10
2,498 votes
- Year
- 1968
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- M
- Awards
- Won 1 BAFTA Award1 win total
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