The Innocents

1961 film directed by Jack Clayton
Movie film Q666082
The Innocents
20th Century Fox · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

The Innocents is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,905 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Innocents received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].
  • The Innocents's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Innocents was directed by Jack Clayton[5].
  • William Archibald wrote the screenplay for The Innocents[6].
  • Truman Capote wrote the screenplay for The Innocents[7].
  • John Mortimer wrote the screenplay for The Innocents[8].
  • Henry James wrote the screenplay for The Innocents[9].
  • William Archibald wrote the screenplay for The Innocents[10].
  • The Innocents's composer is recorded as Georges Auric[11].
  • The Innocents's genre is horror film[12].
  • The Innocents's genre is ghost film[13].
  • The Innocents's genre is film based on literature[14].
  • The Innocents's based on is recorded as The Turn of the Screw[15].
  • The Innocents's based on is recorded as The Innocents[16].
  • A cast member of The Innocents was Deborah Kerr[17].
  • A cast member of The Innocents was Michael Redgrave[18].
  • A cast member of The Innocents was Peter Wyngarde[19].
  • A cast member of The Innocents was Megs Jenkins[20].
  • A cast member of The Innocents was Pamela Franklin[21].
  • A cast member of The Innocents was Clytie Jessop[22].
  • A cast member of The Innocents was Isla Cameron[23].
  • A cast member of The Innocents was Martin Stephens[24].
  • The Innocents was produced by Jack Clayton[25].
  • The Innocents's director of photography is recorded as Freddie Francis[26].
  • The original language of The Innocents was English[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Innocents was produced by Jack Clayton[25]. It was directed by Jack Clayton[5]. Screenwriters include William Archibald[6], Truman Capote[7], John Mortimer[8], and Henry James[9]. Cast members include Deborah Kerr[17], Michael Redgrave[18], Peter Wyngarde[19], Megs Jenkins[20], Pamela Franklin[21], and Clytie Jessop[22].

Publication

Publication dates include November 24, 1961[28], December 15, 1961[29], February 15, 1962[30], and May 25, 1962[31]. The original language of The Innocents was English[27]. Genres include horror film[12], ghost film[13], and film based on literature[14]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include spirit possession[33], lust[34], sexual repression[35], sexual morality[36], human sexuality[37], and innocence[38].

Reception

The Innocents received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]. Reviews include 95%[39], 8.5/10[40], and 88/100[41].

Why It Matters

The Innocents ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,905 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did The Innocents receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [39] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [40] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . The Innocents. wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . The Innocents. wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . The Innocents. wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . The Innocents. wikidata.org.
  39. [38] ↑ . The Innocents. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 58191
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 58191, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  2. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → Victorian era
    Publication date → +1961-11-24T00:00:00Z, +1961-12-15T00:00:00Z, +1962-02-15T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → William Archibald, Truman Capote, John Mortimer +2
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+100'}
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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