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Clip from the 1959 TV production

Jennifer Vyvyan and Arda Mandikian in Act Two, Scene 3 ('Miss Jessel')


The Governess confronts her ghostly predecessor, sensing the presence of Miss Jessel in her own room. But her resolve to oppose the ghosts’ evil intent is now equally strong and she is determined to save the children.


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The Turn of the Screw - 1959 independent television production