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Director:
Writers:
Laird Koenig (novel)
Laird Koenig (screenplay)
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
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
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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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Also Known As:
La petite fille au bout du chemin (France)
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Runtime:
100 min | USA:91 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:AA (1976) | Germany:16 | UK:15 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Australia:M
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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
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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
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References Mary Poppins (1964) more
Soundtrack:
Piano Concerto No. 1 E-Minor more
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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.