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Movie

The Bad Seed

1956·2h 9m·Approved
DramaHorrorThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
17,795 votes
Metascore
51
Metacritic

A woman realizes her daughter was born to kill.

The Bad Seed is a 1956 drama horror movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring Gage Clarke, Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 17,795 votes and runs 2h 9m.

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Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Stars
Gage Clarke
Nancy Kelly
Patty McCormack
Jesse White
Details
1956-09-12
129 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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