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.
- Release date in Japan
- Dec 20, 1968
- Director
- Roy Boulting
- Writers
- Roger Marshall, Leo Marks
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.
Where to watch in Japan
Released Dec 20, 1968. Cinedrix doesn't stream titles; these take you to the service.
Not on a streaming service in Japan yet.
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Cast
Hayley Mills
Susan Harper
Hywel Bennett
Martin (Georgie) Durnley
Billie Whitelaw
Joan Harper
Frank Finlay
Henry Durnley
Barry Foster
Gerry Henderson
Phyllis Calvert
Enid Durnley
Salmaan Peerzada
Shashie Kadir
Christian Roberts
Philip Harvey
Gretchen Franklin
Clarkie
Timothy West
Superintendant Dakin
Thorley Walters
Sir John Forrester
Russell Napier
Professor Fuller
Timothy Bateson
Mr. Groom
Basil Dignam
Doctor
Marianne Stone
Store Detective
Richard Davies
'Taffy' Evans
Crew
- Director
- Roy Boulting
- Writers
- Roger Marshall, Leo Marks, Roy Boulting
- Music
- Bernard Herrmann
- Cinematography
- Harry Waxman
- Producers
- Frank Granat, George W. George
Gallery
Release dates around the world
| Country | Date | Release |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Dec 20, 1968 | Theatrical |
| United States | Feb 26, 1969 | Theatrical |
| Germany | Oct 16, 1970 | Theatrical |
