Film · 1960 · Drama
...and then he made us play that silly game...
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.
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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.
8 principal cast
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 21m drama directed by Cyril Frankel is rated 7.3/10 by 49 viewers.
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger was released on March 4, 1960.
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger was directed by Cyril Frankel.
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger has a runtime of 81 minutes (1h 21m).
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger is categorized as Drama, Mystery, Thriller.
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