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Child and the Killer, The

The Child and the Killer (1959)

Crime | 65 minutes
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Genre: Crime

Duration: 65 minuten

Alternative title: The Man in the Shadows

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Max Varnel

Starst: Richard Williams, Ryck Rydon and Patricia Driscoll

IMDb score: 4,2 (29)

Releasedate: 1 February 1959

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The Child and the Killer plot

US Army Captain Joe Marsh is on the run in England after committing a murder. He takes shelter in the house of the widow Peggy Martin and her son Tommy and takes the family hostage. When the situation for the Martins becomes untenable, Joe forces Tommy to lead him through a remote wetland area in the English countryside. Joe and Tommy form a hesitant friendship during the escape route, but then Joe reveals his true nature when both are discovered.

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Actors and actresses

Richard Williams Richard Williams

Tommy

Ryck Rydon Ryck Rydon

Mather

Patricia Driscoll Patricia Driscoll

Peggy

Robert Arden Robert Arden

Joe

Gordon Sterne Gordon Sterne

Sergeant

John McLaren John McLaren

Major Finch

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