What is Never Take Sweets from a Stranger?
Topic: Film "Never Take Sweets from a Stranger" (1960). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1960
- Release date
- Mar 4, 1960
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.3/10
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Topic: Film "Never Take Sweets from a Stranger" (1960).
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
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Sources provided:
[1] TMDB: Title, date (08/01/1960 US), genres (Drama, Mystery, Thriller), runtime (1h 21m).
[2] Wikipedia: US title (Never Take Candy from a Stranger), year (1960), British thriller drama, director (Cyril Frankel), starring (Patrick Allen, Gwen Watford, Janina Faye, Felix Aylmer).
[3] TMDB Cast/Crew: Plot (Peter Carter, wife Sally, daughter Jean move to Canadian village; Peter is school principal; idyll shattered when Jean becomes victim of elderly, powerful paedophile).
[4] Moviefone: Cast (Patrick Allen, Gwen Watford, Janina Faye).
[5] IMDb: US title (Never Take Candy from a Stranger).
Synopsis (TMDB): Plot details, reception (neither box office nor critical success, criticized for breaking public taboo).
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Should you watch it?
“A school principal and his family face a powerful paedophile in a sleepy Canadian village.”
- It features a dramatic narrative involving a school principal and his family.
- The runtime is a concise one hour and twenty-one minutes.
- It explores a tense conflict within a sleepy Canadian village.
- It garnered criticism for breaking a significant public taboo and was neither a box office nor a critical success.
Watch it if you are interested in a 1960 drama and thriller exploring a difficult social conflict.
The film deals with a sensitive and dark subject matter, breaking significant public taboos with a drama, mystery, and thriller tone over a one hour and twenty-one minute runtime.
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Where can I stream Never Take Sweets from a Stranger?
Streaming availability details can be checked on the Movie Database platform, though specific current streaming platforms are not listed in the provided sources.
Is Never Take Sweets from a Stranger worth watching?
It may interest viewers looking for historical 1960 dramas that tackled controversial social taboos, though it was not a critical or box office success.
What is the binge duration for Never Take Sweets from a Stranger?
The film has a total runtime of one hour and twenty-one minutes.
What are the essential episodes of Never Take Sweets from a Stranger?
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger is a feature film rather than a television series with episodes.
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