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Overview

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Director:

Nicolas Gessner

Writers:

Laird Koenig (novel)
Laird Koenig (screenplay)

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Release Date:

25 December 1976 (Sweden) more

Tagline:

Ask Her No Questions And Nobody Dies. more

Plot:

A lone 13-year-old resorts to murder to protect her haven. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations more

User Comments:

Due for re-release more (65 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Jodie Foster ... Rynn

Martin Sheen ... Frank Hallet

Alexis Smith ... Mrs. Hallet
Mort Shuman ... Miglioriti
Scott Jacoby ... Mario
Dorothy Davis ... Town Hall Clerk
Clesson Goodhue ... Bank Manager
Hubert Noël ... Bank Clerk
Jacques Famery ... Bank Clerk
Mary Morter ... Teller
Julie Wildman ... Teller
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

La petite fille au bout du chemin (France)
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Runtime:

100 min | USA:91 min

Country:

Canada | USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Knowlton, Québec, Canada more


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In interviews, Jodie Foster usually refrains from saying which of her films are her least favorites, but she has let it slip that this movie isn't one she is fond of, explaining, "When people are there to simply do a job they don't have any passion for, those are nearly always bad films." more

Goofs:

Continuity: Officer Ron sets his wine glass on the mantle before he leaves the house. When we see the mantle later, the wine glass is gone. When we see the mantle the third time, the wine glass has re-appeared, but in a different position. more

Movie Connections:

References Mary Poppins (1964) more

Soundtrack:

Piano Concerto No. 1 E-Minor more


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17 out of 24 people found the following comment useful.
Due for re-release, 25 September 2003
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Author: Mark Telford from Liverpool

There are some films which strike a chord immediately upon seeing, and stay in one's mind over many years. They act as a reference point for your life and experiences.

For me, this film was one such. I saw this about 4 times when it was released. I was aged 14. Jodie Foster played Rynn, a 13 year old in the film. I was an only child. Rynn was an only child.

(I think this was the first and only time I had a crush on a fictional character - the shots of the birthday cake with facial close-ups are still vivid. The - at the time - exotic kaftans added to the ambience.)

The murders and threatened child abuse aside (!), this is a story of survival, of independence, and of a growing realisation of a need for others.

There are many levels to this movie, and I would love to see this again. Perhaps a DVD release is overdue - even if only to satisfy my own nostalgia.

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finally saw this movie, nothing like i thought it was going to be... davegahan1976
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