who played in the original movie the beguiled
The Beguiled (1971 film)
As Union troops camp within sight of the school , Martha convinces the others -- aside from Edwina , who is not present -- that they need to kill him to prevent him from denouncing them to the Union troops . She asks Amy to pick mushrooms they can prepare `` especially for him '' and Amy says she knows just where to find some . At dinner , John apologizes for his actions , and Edwina reveals that she and John have made plans to leave the school and marry . John has been eating the mushrooms and the others pass the bowl without taking any except for Edwina . When she starts to eat some , Martha cries out for her to stop . John realizes he has been poisoned , and leaves the dining room disoriented , and collapses in the hallway . The following day , the women tie his corpse in a makeshift body bag and carry him out of the gate to bury . They agree he died of exhaustion , and Amy denies she could ever pick a poisonous mushroom by mistake .
As Union troops camp within sight of the school , Martha convinces the others -- aside from Edwina , who is not present -- that they need to kill him to prevent him from denouncing them to the Union troops . She asks Amy to pick mushrooms they can prepare `` especially for him '' and Amy says she knows just where to find some . At dinner , John apologizes for his actions , and Edwina reveals that she and John have made plans to leave the school and marry . John has been eating the mushrooms and the others pass the bowl without taking any except for Edwina . When she starts to eat some , Martha cries out for her to stop . John realizes he has been poisoned , and leaves the dining room disoriented , and collapses in the hallway . The following day , the women tie his corpse in a makeshift body bag and carry him out of the gate to bury . They agree he died of exhaustion , and Amy denies she could ever pick a poisonous mushroom by mistake .