The Beguiled (1971)

his love...or his life...

• Thriller
• History
• Drama

Offbeat Civil War drama in which a wounded Yankee soldier, after finding refuge in an isolated girls' school in the South towards the end of the war, becomes the object of the young women's sexual fantasies. The soldier manipulates the situation for his own gratification, but when he refuses to completely comply with the girls' wishes, they make it very difficult for him to leave.

Rating

7 / 10 (528 votes)

Release date

January 23, 1971

Runtime

1h 45m

Language

English

Director

Don Siegel

Status

Released