The Beguiled

The Beguiled

105 mins | Drama, Thriller, War | March 31, 1971

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.

The Beguiled

105 mins | Drama, Thriller, War | March 31, 1971

The Beguiled
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Universal Pictures, Malpaso Productions
Original title The Beguiled
Directors William A. Morrison, Burt Astor, Joseph C. Cavalier, Ray Quiroz, Brad H. Aronson, Don Siegel
Writers Claude Traverse, Thomas Cullinan, Irene Kamp, Albert Maltz

Cast

Clint Eastwood

as Cpl. John McBurney

Geraldine Page

as Martha Farnsworth

Elizabeth Hartman

as Edwina

Jo Ann Harris

as Carol

Darleen Carr

as Doris

Mae Mercer

as Hallie

Melody Thomas Scott

as Abigail

Peggy Drier

as Lizzie

Patricia Mattick

as Janie

Charlie Briggs

as 1st Confederate Captain

George Dunn

as Sam Jefferson

Charles G. Martin

as 2nd Confederate Captain

Matt Clark

as Scrogins

Patrick Culliton

as Miles Farnswoth

Buddy Van Horn

as Soldier

Victor Izay

as Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Jim Malinda

as Wade (uncredited)

Bill Lee

as Singer (uncredited)