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The Bad Seed is a 1956 American film noir, drama, and horror film directed by Mervyn LeRoy, who also served as producer. The screenplay was written by Maxwell Anderson, with cinematography by Harold Rosson and editing by Warren Low. The production design was handled by John Beckman, and the score was composed by Alex North. The film was produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix.
The cast includes Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, and Eileen Heckart. The movie was shot in black-and-white and has a runtime of 129 minutes. It was released in the United States in 1956, with specific dates including January 1, September 12, and September 28. The production cost was 1,000,000.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award for Best Actress. Review scores include 7/10, 51/100, and 64%. It is associated with keywords such as lightning, confession, child murder, and murder. The work is part of The Bad Seed - Collection.
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7.1Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.
Cast
- Patty McCormack as Rhoda Penmark
- Nancy Kelly as Christine Penmark
- Henry Jones as Leroy Jessup
- Eileen Heckart as Hortense Daigle
- Evelyn Varden as Monica Breedlove
- William Hopper as Col. Kenneth Penmark
Themes
- lightning
- confession
- child murder
- murder
- lightning bolt
- psychotic
- evil child
- cautionary
- murder confession
- critical
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Bad Seed
- Director
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Cast member
- Dayton Lummis
- Composer
- Alex North
- Producer
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Cinematographer
- Harold Rosson
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 758096
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1956-09-28
- film editor
- Warren Low
- title
- The Bad Seed
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- John Beckman
- distributed by
- Netflix
- derivative work
- The Bad Seed
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 64%
- capital cost
- 1000000
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