The Beguiled is a movie directed by Don Siegel in 1971 and based on the book of the same name by Thomas Cullinan, first published in 1966. The movie features Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman, Jo Ann Harris, Darleen Carr, Mae Mercer, and others.
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Storyline
During the American Civil War in 1863, Amy, a 12-year-old student at the Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies in rural Mississippi, discovers a seriously wounded Union soldier, John McBurney. She brings him to the school’s gated enclosure where the school headmistress, Martha Farnsworth, first insists on turning him over to Confederate troops, but then decides to restore him to health first.
Movie vs Book
Year
1971
Minutes
105
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1966
Pages
372
Book Rate
6.72
S: Goodreads
Book
The Beguiled
Original title: A Painted Devil
Author: Thomas Cullinan
Country: USA
First published in: 1966
Length: 372 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Sofia Coppola
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“I'm always really impressed when a movie can function like a novel does - that's so hard to do.”
GIA COPPOLA (Filmmaker)
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