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Scheduled for April 2025 publication and shipping.

The Innocents 1961 Ultimate Guide Signed Hardback is the collector’s edition of this guide, in a strictly limited edition hardcover format – only 50 in the world – and signed and numbered by the authors with a FREE exclusive Innocents art print.

Take a walk through the eerie halls of Bly and uncover a terrifying mystery in the signed hardback Ultimate Guide to The Innocents 1961. This luxury signed hardcover movie guide is your must-have guide to one of cinema’s darkest thrillers, with a wealth of information and insight to give you a deeper understanding of Jack Clayton’s haunting creation – a motion picture that has been judged one of the finest ever made. Produced to the highest standard in line with the other Ultimate Guides in the Classic Monsters range, this signed hardback guide to The Innocents is a uniquely beautiful resource, an informative and engaging publication capturing the singular atmosphere of dread and oppression that makes the movie unforgettable.

Based on Henry James’ 1898 novella ‘The Turn of the Screw’, The Innocents is a movie like no other. Adapted by William Archibald and Truman Capote, it drew audiences into a strange tale of isolation and strange passions. Deborah Kerr’s captivating performance, alongside the creepy-as-anything Martin Stephens and Pamela Franklin, turned the grand house of Bly into a nightmare. It’s no wonder The Innocents is such a popular subject for discussion among scholars and critics: in the pages of the signed hardcover Ultimate Guide to The Innocents, we offer our own perspective on a movie that never loses its power to chill.

REMEMBER – THERE ARE ONLY 50 COPIES OF THIS TITLE IN THE WHOLE WORLD!

As you progress through this signed Innocents 1961 casebound guide, you’ll discover a range of engaging, professionally written articles exploring the film’s literary origins, its move to the screen, and the mesmerising results, as well as the lasting impact it has on popular culture. Our passion for cinema shines through in every page; clean, timeless design captures the movie’s stately atmosphere of dread, and high quality printing and finishing gives a luxury feel that you’ll love.

Is it a ghost story? A psychological horror? A suspense thriller? Or all three? It matters not, as the signed hardback Ultimate Guide to The Innocents leads you through a shadowy world of possession, obsession and love beyond death, with an aesthetic sensibility that makes this luxury hardcover unmissable. The signed Ultimate Guide to The Innocents is printed to A4 size (210mm x 297mm) with a sturdy anti-scuff cover capturing key moments from the film, while the inner pages are printed on fine silk stock to give a subtly opulent feel.

Key to the unsettling power of The Innocents is Freddie Francis’ breathtaking cinematography, with inky shadows and claustrophobic lighting creating an array of stunning images that linger in the imagination and only serve to deepen the mystery. Here, too, you’ll find the signed hardback guide to The Innocents is an essential for your collection, as the range of stills on show here is truly glorious. Every carefully-selected still is meticulously restored to look its absolute best – and in a hardback guide to a film as beautiful as this, would you want any less? Meanwhile, the print quality is another hallmark of the excellence that characterises this gorgeous publication. Unlike cheaper newspaper-style printing, which leaves images flat and dull, this signed Innocents 1961 hardcover guide is printed using high quality full colour print processes. This means that even black and white stills are printed to the highest standard: shadows are deeper, details are crisper, and every haunting moment from this undisputed classic looks its best.

A small cast only adds to this movie’s power, and our signed casebound Innocents guide looks at each of the characters, and their performances in the hands of a skilled team of players. From star Deborah Kerr, whose tense portrayal of Miss Giddens, through to Martin Stephens and Pamela Franklin as her charges Miles and Flora, with a sinister turn from Peter Wyngarde as Peter Quint and affecting support from Megs Jenkins as Mrs Grose, The Innocents is packed with memorable performances. That’s why, in addition to the informative articles looking at the creation and development of the film itself, the signed hardcover Ultimate Guide to The Innocents includes a wealth of biographies revealing the lives and careers of the performers whose work turned James’ creepily ambiguous narrative into a frightening reality.

Of course, the crew working behind the camera are vital to the movie’s success, so the signed hardcover Innocents Ultimate Guide also features fact-packed biography features introducing the hugely talented team who worked in the shadows to craft this piece of cinematic magic. From director Clayton to writers James, Archibald and Capote through to cinematographer Francis and other key crew members, you’ll discover the wealth of talent behind the movie.

That new governess seems a little uptight, and why does she keep getting all upset? Sure, little Miles can be a bit grown-up for his age, and his language can be a little ribald, but surely that’s no reason for her to get so hysterical. I think we should go and find somewhere quiet, read the signed hardback Ultimate Guide to The Innocents in peace, and calm down a bit. Perhaps we could take a seat in the schoolroom upstairs. On second thoughts, perhaps not – I’m sure I can hear someone crying in there…

Collectors please note: the art print included with this product is different from the one accompanying the signed softback.

The first 250 softback copies of The Innocents 1961 Ultimate Guide are signed by the authors and come with a stunning FREE luxury art print – click here to view the signed limited edition softback!

Prefer the unsigned version of this title without the art print? Click here for the regular edition.

• 40 pages
• A4 portrait format
• Full colour throughout
• Image wrap anti-scuff hardback cover
• Individually signed and numbered by the authors
• Includes FREE luxury The Innocents 1961 art print