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Director:
Robert Voskanian
Writer:
Ralph Lucas
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Release Date:
March 1977 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Horror See more »
Tagline:
Let's play hide and go kill...!
Plot:
A newly-hired housekeeper in a remote area is alarmed to discover that her boss's eleven-year-old daughter... See more » | Full synopsis »
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Cast

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Laurel Barnett ... Alicianne Del Mar
Rosalie Cole ... Rosalie Nordon
Frank Janson ... Nordon
Richard Hanners ... Len Nordon
Ruth Ballan ... Mrs. Whitfield (as Ruth Ballen)
Slosson Bing Jong ... Gardener
Rod Medigovich ... Priest / Creature
Wendell Hudiburg ... Pall Bearer
Chris Tieken ... Jefferson
Ralph Lucas ... Creature
Jim Dickson ... Creature
Chick Cavanaugh ... Creature
Anoosh Avan ... Creature
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Directed by
Robert Voskanian 
 
Writing credits
Ralph Lucas 

Produced by
Robert Dadashian .... producer
Harry H. Novak .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Rob Wallace 
 
Cinematography by
Mori Alavi (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Robert Dadashian 
Robert Voskanian 
 
Art Direction by
Mori Alavi 
 
Makeup Department
Francine Cornfield .... assistant makeup artist
Jay Owens .... creature makeup
 
Production Management
Smith Johnson .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Smith Johnson .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Jim Bryan .... sound effects editor
Jim Bryan .... supervising sound editor
John McDonald .... sound
Robert Rosen .... boom operator
Andy Sells .... special audio effects
 
Special Effects by
Jay Owens .... special effects
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Baiza .... assistant camera
Henry Black .... grip
Wendell Hudiburg .... lighting
Shaw Lance .... grip
Katsuhiko Ogawa .... camera operator
Jeff Widen .... still photographer
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Larry Max .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Bob Platt .... musical production supervisor
Michael Quatro .... performer: Polymoog synthesizer
Michael Quatro .... programmer: Polymoog synthesizer
 
Other crew
Julie Connors .... assistant to producer
Ralph Lucas .... dialogue coach
Rod Medigovich .... script supervisor
 

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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
82 min | Germany:85 min (DVD version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Norway:18 (VHS) | USA:R | Germany:18 (DVD rating) | UK:18 (re-rating) (2000) | UK:X (original rating) | Finland:K-18
Company:
Panorama FilmsSee more »

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Trivia:
The film was shot mostly on short ends.See more »
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Good low budget horror movie..., 5 October 2009
Author: MovieGuy01 from United Kingdom

I enjoyed watching The Child which was directed by Harry Novak. The story is about young girl called Alicianne is who has been hired to be a full time caretaker for young 11 year old Rosalie Nordon, whose mother has recently died Rosalie's her father and brother, and the family lives in a large house, which is in a wooded area. while Alicianne is on her way to the Nordon house for the first time, she gets stooped by an elderly neighbour, called Mrs. Whitfield. She warns Alicianne that the Nordon family have some strange ways about them. when Alicianne finally arrives at the house, she finds out why the Nordons are strange Mr. Nordon is an old man with a bad attitude while he is at the dinner table, he tells a story about a group of boy scouts who died of food poisoning and died .Rosalie laughs at the story, she is not a very nice little girl who can easily get angry.

Soon after Alicianne arrives at the house she begins to notice other strange things. she finds that when Rosalie gets angry or upset, Rosalie seems to spends a lot of time at the grave of her mother,which is in a nearby cemetery. Rosalie has telekinetic abilities, which she uses to reanimate corpses from the local cemetery. Rosalie starts her revenge a when she confronts the nosey Mrs. Whitfield. First the zombies take Mrs. Whitfield's dog, then the next night they come for her, terrorising her before mutilating her in her basement. i found this film to be very gory with some very good moments in it even though it was a low budget movie.

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