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The Innocents

The Innocents

Nov 24, 1961
100 min
HorrorMysteryDrama
7.5/ 10
635 votes

Overview

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

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TMDB
7.5/10
635 votes
IMDB
7.7/10
34,733 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
88/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$430,000Production cost
Box Office$1,200,000Worldwide gross
Profit$770,000Profitable
ROI
+179.1%Return on investment

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 4 wins & 5 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Apparitions? Evils? Corruptions?"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$430,000

Revenue

$1,200,000

Production Companies

Achilles20th Century Fox

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