Which is the best film or TV movie adaptation of Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw?

The only one I’ve seen is the 1961 film called “The Innoccents” with Deborah Kerr. It was based on Henry James’s story and written by John Mortimer. Excellent! I can’t speak as to the others.

^^TY! Sucks that it seems it’s not on Prime.

Too bad. It might be at a library on DVD.

Ooh, there was one on TV when TV was still broadcasting live performances. It was a dead chiller. Might have been sometime in the sixties; I’m remembering it in black and white.

(Checking.) Actually, it was probably the one @janbb cited. It appears to be viewable on YouTube.

@Jeruba Yes, thank you. I just finished watching the 1961 movie version with Deborah Kerr on Youtube. I almost ordered a blu-ray copy earlier before I found out it was in YT.

Yesterday I started watching Dan Curtis’ TV version from the 70s with Lynn Redgrave but haven’t finished it watching it yet.

@mazingerz88 So what did you think of the 1961 movie? Still chilling?

@Jeruba Yes I find it still chilling. But I’m an easy scare really. :)

I think this is the best adaptation so far.

^^ I hadn’t seen the others but my memory of that version was that it was pretty chilling and would be still. But I’m an easy scare too!

@janbb Weird happenstance that your post have these two words that’s the exact title of another ghost movie which I intend to revisit next.

I have a feeling the makers of that excellent film “The Others” might have been inspired by The Innocents.

The Innocents (1961). The atmospheric cinematography and eerie sound design make it a masterpiece.

^^Yup. Francis was a great cinematographer. I think Capote co-wrote too.

^^ Yes. Capote was asked to look at the screenplay while in the midst of writing “In Cold Blood”. He did a rewrite of the screenplay which was then further reworked by John Mortimer for the Victorian polish.