The read
A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Peter Carter, his wife Sally and their young daughter Jean move to a sleepy Canadian village, where Peter has been hired as a school principal. Their idyll is shattered when Jean becomes the victim of an elderly, and extremely powerful, paedophile. The film was neither a box office nor a critical success, it garnered criticism for breaking a significant public taboo.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Cyril FrankelDirector
- Elisabeth LutyensOriginal Music Composer
- John HunterScreenplay
Cast
- Patrick AllenPeter Carter
- Gwen WatfordSally Carter
- Janina FayeJean Carter
- Felix AylmerClarence Olderberry Sr.
- Niall MacGinnisDefense Counsel
- Michael GwynnProsecutor
- Alison LeggattMartha
- Bill NagyClarence Olderberry Jr.
- MacDonald ParkeJudge
- Estelle BrodyEunice Kalliduke
- Robert ArdenTom Demarest
- Frances GreenLucille
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The Best Movies of 1960
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger is #39 of 60
