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The Child ()


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A newly hired housekeeper arrives to her employer's house in the countryside. She slowly discovers that the only child in the house, an eleven-year-old girl, hides a deadly secret.

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Laurel Barnett ...
Alicianne Del Mar
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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

Directed by

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Robert Voskanian

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Ralph Lucas ... ()

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Robert Dadashian ... producer
Harry H. Novak ... executive producer

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Rob Wallace

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Mori Alavi ... director of photography

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Robert Dadashian
Robert Voskanian

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Larry Max ... assistant editor

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Mori Alavi

Makeup Department

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Francine Cornfield ... assistant makeup artist
Jay Owens ... creature makeup

Production Management

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Smith Johnson ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Smith Johnson ... assistant director

Sound Department

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James Bryan ... sound effects editor (as Jim Bryan) / supervising sound editor (as Jim Bryan)
John McDonald ... sound
Robert Rosen ... boom operator
Andy Sells ... special audio effects

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Jay Owens ... special effects

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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

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Jane ... wardrobe

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Bob Platt ... musical production supervisor
Michael Quatro ... performer: Polymoog synthesizer / programmer: Polymoog synthesizer

Script and Continuity Department

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Rod Medigovich ... script supervisor

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Julie Conners ... assistant to producer (as Julie Connors)
Ralph Lucas ... dialogue coach

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Plot Summary

A newly hired house-keeper in a secluded area is alarmed to discover that her boss's eleven-year-old daughter is using her supernatural powers to take revenge on the people she holds responsible for her mother's death, with the aid of her flesh-eating zombie 'friends'. Written by Michael Brooke

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Taglines Suspense and terror See more »
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Also Known As
  • Hide and Go Kill (United States)
  • Children of the Night (United States)
  • L'enfant (France)
  • La niña (Spain)
  • La niña (Zombie child) (Spain)
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  • 82 min
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Budget $30,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia The film is sampled by Rob Zombie for the intro of the song "What?" from Hellbilly Deluxe II, specifically the lines of dialogue: "I want to know who you were meeting in the cemetery." "I don't have to tell you anything." See more »
Goofs Len's hairstyle and clothing do not match the film's 1930s setting. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Kill and Go Hide (1986). See more »
Quotes Rosalie Nordon: My friends are going to come and hurt you both! Hurt you bad!
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