Twisted Nerve

6.8 1968 Roy Boulting 1h 52m
Thriller Horror
Twisted Nerve

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.

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