Twisted Nerve
1968 · TMDB 6.8
Directed by Roy Boulting
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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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 sympat...
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- Runtime
- 112 min
- Released
- 1968-12-20
- Studio
- Charter Film Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.8
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Roy Boulting
Director
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Leo Marks
Writer
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Roger Marshall
Writer
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Hayley Mills
Susan Harper
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Hywel Bennett
Martin (Georgie) Durnley
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Billie Whitelaw
Joan Harper
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Frank Finlay
Henry Durnley
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Barry Foster
Gerry Henderson
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Phyllis Calvert
Enid Durnley
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Salmaan Peerzada
Shashie Kadir
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Christian Roberts
Philip Harvey