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The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

Ask her no questions, she'll tell you no lies. Ask her too many and somebody dies.

19767.01h 31m

Overview

13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.

Directed by Nicolas Gessner
Written by Laird Koenig
Produced by Zev Braun
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Top Cast

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Rynn Jacobs

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Frank Hallet

Alexis Smith

Alexis Smith

Mrs. Cora Hallet

Mort Shuman

Mort Shuman

Officer Ron Miglioriti

Scott Jacoby

Scott Jacoby

Mario Podesta

Dorothy Davis

Dorothy Davis

Town Hall Clerk

C

Clesson Goodhue

Bank Manager

Hubert Noël

Hubert Noël

Bank Clerk

Jacques Famery

Jacques Famery

Bank Clerk

M

Mary Morter

Teller

Themes & Keywords

pedophiliabased on novel or bookhamsterhalloweenfathermurdermaineantisemitismteenage girlcorpsepolice officeranimal killingbigotryseaside townteenage romancemagiciancautionarywistfulenablerambiguousantagonisticempathetic

About The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a drama, mystery, thriller film released in 1976 exploring themes of pedophilia, based on novel or book, hamster, halloween, father, murder. Directed by Nicolas Gessner, it stars Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith. 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.

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