The Beguiled

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The Beguiled ★★★ 1970 (R)

During the Civil War a wounded Union soldier is taken in by the women at a girl's school in the South. He manages to seduce both a student and a teacher, and jealousy and revenge ensue. Decidedly weird psychological melodrama from action vets Siegel and Eastwood. 109m/C VHS, DVD . Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, Jo Ann Harris; D: Donald Siegel; W: Albert (John B. Sherry) Maltz, Irene (Grimes Grice) Kamp; C: Bruce Surtees; M: Lalo Schifrin.

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