Twisted Nerve (1968)
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.
Director:
Roy Boulting
Writers:
Leo Marks, Roy Boulting.
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Hayley Mills as Susan Harper |
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Hywel Bennett as Martin (Georgie) Durnley |
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Billie Whitelaw as Joan Harper |
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Frank Finlay as Henry Durnley |
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Barry Foster as Gerry Henderson |
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Phyllis Calvert as Enid Durnley |
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Salmaan Peerzada as Shashie Kadir |
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Christian Roberts as Philip Harvey |
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Gretchen Franklin as Clarkie |
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Timothy West as Superintendant Dakin |
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Thorley Walters as Sir John Forrester |
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Russell Napier as Professor Fuller |
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Timothy Bateson as Mr. Groom |
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Basil Dignam as Doctor |
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Marianne Stone as Store Detective |
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Richard Davies as 'Taffy' Evans |
| Directing | Roy Boulting | Director |
| Writing | Roger Marshall | Story |
| Writing | Leo Marks | Screenplay |
| Writing | Roy Boulting | Screenplay |
| Sound | Bernard Herrmann | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Frank Granat | Producer |
| Production | John Boulting | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Roger Marshall | Idea |
| Camera | Harry Waxman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Martin Charles | Editor |
| Production | Thelma Graves | Casting |
| Art | Albert Witherick | Art Direction |
| Production | George W. George | Producer |
| Camera | Gerry Anstiss | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Stanley Smith | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Carpenter | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Jeremy Scott | Idea |