Released:
1960-03-04

Overview:
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.

Director:
Cyril Frankel

Runtime:
1h 21min

Genre:
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Patrick Allen
  as
  Peter Carter
• 
  Gwen Watford
  as
  Sally Carter
• 
  Janina Faye
  as
  Jean Carter
• 
  Felix Aylmer
  as
  Clarence Olderberry Sr.
• 
  Niall MacGinnis
  as
  Defense Counsel