Twisted Nerve (1968)

Twisted Nerve (1968)

Cleaver. Cleaver. Chop. Chop. First the mom and then the pop. Then we'll get the pretty girl. We'll get her right between the curl. 1968-12-20 United Kingdom 112 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Hayley Mills is Susan Harper
Susan Harper
Hywel Bennett is Martin (Georgie) Durnley
Martin (Georgie) Durnley
Billie Whitelaw is Joan Harper
Joan Harper
Frank Finlay is Henry Durnley
Henry Durnley
Barry Foster is Gerry Henderson
Gerry Henderson
Phyllis Calvert is Enid Durnley
Enid Durnley
Salmaan Peerzada is Shashie Kadir
Shashie Kadir
Christian Roberts is Philip Harvey
Philip Harvey
Timothy West is Superintendant Dakin
Superintendant Dakin
Thorley Walters is Sir John Forrester
Sir John Forrester
Russell Napier is Professor Fuller
Professor Fuller