

Twisted Nerve
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.
Drama
Thriller
Horror
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1968-12-20
Runtime:
1h 52m
Director:
Roy Boulting
Writer:
Leo Marks, Roy Boulting
Top 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
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