The Beguiled
Directed by	Don Siegel
Produced by	Don Siegel
Written by	Thomas Cullinan (novel) Albert Maltz (screenplay) Irene Kamp (screenplay)
Starring	Clint Eastwood Geraldine Page Elizabeth Hartman Jo Ann Harris
Music by	Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography	Bruce Surtees
Editing by	Carl Pingitore
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date(s)	March 31, 1971 U. Donald Siegel ( October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American Film director and producer Thomas Allen Cullinan (1838 &ndash June 18 1904) also known as Tom Allen, was a law enforcement officer in the U Albert Maltz ( October 28, 1908 – April 26, 1985) was an American Author and Screenwriter who was one of the Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Geraldine Sue Page ( November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress Mary Elizabeth Hartman ( December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American Actress, best known for her performance Jo Ann Harris (born on May 27 1949 in Los Angeles California) is an American actress who is well known for her role in the movie Lalo Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine pianist and Composer. Bruce Surtees ( 27 July 1937, Los Angeles, California USA is an Academy Award and Emmy Award nominated American Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. S. release
Running time	105 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

The Beguiled is a 1971 drama film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary A drama film is a Film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes Donald Siegel ( October 26, 1912 - April 20, 1991) was an influential American Film director and producer Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. The script was written by Albert Maltz and is based on the 1966 Southern Gothic novel written by Thomas Cullinan, originally titled A Painted Devil. Albert Maltz ( October 28, 1908 – April 26, 1985) was an American Author and Screenwriter who was one of the Southern Gothic is a subgenre of the Gothic writing style unique to American literature.

Plot

During the American Civil War, injured Yankee soldier John McBurney is rescued on the verge of death by a teenage girl from an all-girl boarding school in Louisiana. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The term Yankee, sometimes abbreviated to Yank, has a few related meanings often referring to someone of U The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America At first the all-female staff and pupils are scared, but as John starts to recover, he charms them one by one and the sexually repressed atmosphere becomes filled with jealousy and deceit.

After rejecting the headmistress for a younger girl, McBurney gets his comeuppance in the form of some painful Freudian symbolism — his infected leg is amputated. Sigmund Freud (ˈziːkmʊnt ˈfʁɔʏt born Sigismund Shlomo Freud (May 6 1856 &ndash September 23 1939 was an Austrian Psychiatrist who founded He reforms and announces his intention to marry one of the teachers, but it is too late; he has alienated the youngest girl, the one who first found him, by killing her pet turtle after throwing it aside in anger. In response, she picks mushrooms that the headmistress and girls use to poison him.

Cast

• Clint Eastwood as Corporal John 'McBee' McBurney
• Geraldine Page as Martha Farnsworth
• Elizabeth Hartman as Edwina Dabney
• Jo Ann Harris as Carol
• Darleen Carr as Doris
• Mae Mercer as Hallie
• Pamelyn Ferdin as Amelia 'Amy'
• Melody Thomas Scott as Abigail
• Peggy Drier as Lizzie

Production

Made right before Dirty Harry, this was a bold early attempt by Eastwood to play against type. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Geraldine Sue Page ( November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress Mary Elizabeth Hartman ( December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American Actress, best known for her performance Jo Ann Harris (born on May 27 1949 in Los Angeles California) is an American actress who is well known for her role in the movie Pamelyn Ferdin (born February 4 1959 is an American Animal rights activist and former Child actress. Melody Thomas Scott (born April 18, 1956 in Los Angeles California) is an Emmy Award -nominated American actress best known for playing Dirty Harry is a 1971 Crime film produced and directed by Don Siegel. It was not a hit, likely due to uncertainty on Universal's part concerning how to market it, eventually leading them to advertise the film as a hothouse melodrama: “One man. . . seven women. . . in a strange house!" "His love. . . or his life. . . "

Eastwood had recently signed a long-term contract with Universal but became angry with the studio because he felt that they botched its release. This eventually led to him leaving the studio in 1975 after the release of The Eiger Sanction, which he directed as well as starred in. The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 action Thriller film based on a 1972 novel by American author Dr He never worked with Universal again until 2008's The Changeling.

Two of the main stars of the film, Elizabeth Hartman and Geraldine Page, died in the same week. Mary Elizabeth Hartman ( December 23, 1943 – June 10, 1987) was an American Actress, best known for her performance Geraldine Sue Page ( November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress Hartman died on Wednesday, June 10, 1987 of suicide. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Page died Saturday, June 13, 1987 of a heart attack. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)

External links

• The Beguiled at the Internet Movie Database

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