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The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane

1977·1h 31m·PG
DramaMysteryHorrorThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.0/10
19,895 votes
Metascore
53
Metacritic

A thirteen-year-old girl, who lives with her absentee father, befriends a disabled teenage amateur magician and invites him, gradually, into her tenuous struggle against a predatory local neighbor.

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a 1977 drama mystery movie directed by Nicolas Gessner, starring Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Mort Shuman. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 from 19,895 votes and runs 1h 31m.

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Director
Nicolas Gessner
Stars
Jodie Foster
Martin Sheen
Mort Shuman
Alexis Smith
Creators
Laird Koenig
Details
1977-01-26
91 min
Movie
PG
★ France, Canada
★ English, Hebrew
Keywords
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