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THE BEGUILED (1971) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| During the Civil War a wounded Union soldier is sheltered by the headmistress and students of a girls' academy in the South. As his health returns his desire increases, but can he trust these enemy women not to turn him in? He takes his chances but soon realizes that his benefactress can't be trusted...with his love or with his life! His lustful ambition turns quickly against him and the story follows him through a series of nerve-shattering events, including realistic scenes that are among the boldest, most shocking ever witnessed on film. |
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| Clint Eastwood (Cpl. John McBurney), Geraldine Page (Martha Farnsworth), Elizabeth Hartman (Edwina Dabney), Jo Ann Harris (Carol), Darleen Carr (Doris), Mae Mercer (Hallie), Pamelyn Ferdin (Amelia), Melody Thomas Scott (Abigail), Peggy Drier (Lizzie), Pattye Mattick (Janie), Charlie Briggs, Charles Martin (Confederate Captains), George Dunn (Sam Jefferson), Matt Clark (Scrogins), Patrick Culliton, Buddy Van Horn (Soldiers). |
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HIS LOVE...OR HIS LIFE... |
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION |
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RELEASE DATE: March 31st, 1971 (USA)
- Don Siegel believed this to be his best film. Commenting on his purpose in making the film, Siegel wrote "Women are capable of deceit, larceny, murder, anything. Behind that mask of innocence lurks just as much evil as you'll find in members of the Mafia."
- Geraldine Page died in 1987, just three days after co-star Elizabeth Hartman committed suicide by leaping from her apartment building in Pittsburgh.
- The original screenplay, a romantic comedy, was written by one of the blacklisted Hollywood ten, Albert Maltz. Maltz's screenplay, written under the pseudonym John B. Sherry, was rewritten by Irene Kamp, who worked under the pseudonym Grimes Grice. Associate producer Claude Traverse was also rumored to have contributed to the final script. |
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DIRECTOR: Don Siegel (Two Mules For Sister Sara).
WRITERS: Albert Maltz and Irene Kamp, and based on the novel by Thomas Cullinan.
PRODUCER: Don Siegel.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Claude Traverse.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Lalo Schifrin.
DISTRIBUTOR: Universal Pictures. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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"We're used to Eastwood playing a hero, so we accept his casual words and silky delivery without really questioning it." -- Shane Burridge, Rec.Arts.Movies.Reviews |
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