The Beguiled

"One man... seven women... in a strange house!"

Jan 23 1971 R 1h 45m
Drama, Thriller, War

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.

Plot

As the costly American Civil War still rages on, a twelve-year-old student of the forgotten Miss Martha Farnsworth's Seminary for Young Ladies in warm and humid Louisiana stumbles upon a gravely wounded Union soldier, Corporal John McBurney. Taken in to recover from his injuries, before long, McBurney will find himself imprisoned in a small room inside the mansion. Little by little, the seductive but unwanted guest tries to take advantage of the female inhabitants' wartime-subdued desires; however, is McBurney really in control over the situation?

Written by

Albert Maltz, Irene Kamp, Thomas Cullinan

Directed by

Don Siegel

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures, Malpaso Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
19,908
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA