Twisted Nerve

1h 52min

Drama

Thriller

Horror

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.

Cast

Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills

Susan Harper
Hywel Bennett

Hywel Bennett

Martin (Georgie) Durnley
Billie Whitelaw

Billie Whitelaw

Joan Harper
Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Henry Durnley
Barry Foster

Barry Foster

Gerry Henderson
Phyllis Calvert

Phyllis Calvert

Enid Durnley
Salmaan Peerzada

Salmaan Peerzada

Shashie Kadir
Christian Roberts

Christian Roberts

Philip Harvey
Timothy West

Timothy West

Superintendant Dakin
Thorley Walters

Thorley Walters

Sir John Forrester
Russell Napier

Russell Napier

Professor Fuller
Marianne Stone

Marianne Stone

Store Detective
Richard Davies

Richard Davies

'Taffy' Evans

Release date

20th Dec 1968

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English