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Twisted Nerve
Twisted Nerve

Twisted Nerve

Cleaver. Cleaver. Chop. Chop. First the mom and then the pop. Then we'll get the pretty girl. We'll get her right between the curl.

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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 sympathetic to him, but his friendship soon turns into obsession.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

20 December 1968

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills

Susan Harper

Hywel Bennett

Hywel Bennett

Martin (Georgie) Durnley

Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Joan Harper

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Henry Durnley

Barry Foster

Barry Foster

Gerry Henderson

Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Enid Durnley

Salmaan Peerzada

Salmaan Peerzada

Shashie Kadir

Christian Roberts

Christian Roberts

Philip Harvey

Gretchen Franklin

Gretchen Franklin

Clarkie

Timothy West

Timothy West

Superintendant Dakin

Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Sir John Forrester

Russell Napier

Russell Napier

Professor Fuller

Timothy Bateson

Timothy Bateson

Mr. Groom

Basil Dignam

Basil Dignam

Doctor

Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Store Detective

Richard Davies

Richard Davies

'Taffy' Evans

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