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The Beguiled


 

The Beguiled is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel. It was based on the novel written by Thomas Cullinan and the script was written by Albert Maltz.

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1971 - Don Siegel

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During the civil war, injured soldier John McBurney (played by Clint Eastwood) is rescued on the verge of death by a teenage girl from a southern boarding school. She manages to get him back to the school, at first the all-female staff and pupils are scared. As he starts to recover, one by one he charms them and the atmosphere becomes filled with jealousy and deceit.

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Don Siegel's favourite of his films.

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