6.7
Van Gogh
1991
“his love...or his life...”
The Beguiled (1971)
January 23, 19711h 45mEN
7.0
486 votes
Overview
Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.
Director
Don SiegelWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Rent
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$475K
Revenue
$1.1M
Production Companies
Malpaso ProductionsUniversal Pictures
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User Reviews
r96sk
7.0Undeniably creepy. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about <em>'The Beguiled'</em>, though. It's definitely one of the more bizarre films that I've seen, intentionally so of course. I'm just not convinced if it's a good film though, it does do a grand job at making the viewer feel uncomfortable but beyond that I'm not sold. Take out the oddness and there's not much there, I feel. With that said, it undoubtedly leaves an imprint and does what it intends to so I guess it levels out to be something worth watching. Clint Eastwood gives an almost eerily convincing performance, while those behi…
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