Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
60 audience votes
Key crew
- Roy BoultingDirector
- Leo MarksScreenplay
- Roy BoultingScreenplay
- Bernard HerrmannOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- 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
Stills
Themes
obsessiondown syndromestepfatherboarding housepsychological thriller