The longhaired rich kid is actually a very good actor whose performance is much better than one would expect from a 70s child actor. The problem with this one is that lead actress Redgrave seemed to sleepwalk thru the whole production. It's also a lousy adaptation of a classic tale that completely fails to evoke the reality of mental illness which was central to the original "ghost" story. Many feel the Henry James story is more about the governess going mad than a case of possession, but the Curtis show goes right for the ghost --- his other four classic horror adaptations for TV were superior (Dracula, Jekyll/Hyde, Frankenstein, Dorian Gray).
Review of The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw
(1974 TV Movie)
The weakest of Dan Curtis' five TV horror classics
8 January 2023
Warning: Spoilers