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The Child and the Killer
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The Child and the Killer

1959
Directed byMax Varnel
1h 5m

Joe Marsh (Robert Arden) is a U.S. Army captain who goes on the run in Britain after committing murder. He breaks into a family's home and forces 7-year-old Tommy Martin (Richard Williams) to guide his escape through the surrounding rural territory. A bond begins to form between the child and the desperate fugitive, but Marsh's criminal nature cannot help but show itself again before the chase comes to an end.

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Richard WilliamsTommyRyck RydonMather
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GENRES
CrimeDrama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.0

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