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Heart of a Child
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Heart of a Child

Apr 30, 1958
1h 16m
★ 6.5

Overview

A young boy goes to desperate lengths to save the family dog when his father agrees sell it to the local butcher.

Genres

Adventure
Drama

Production Companies

Beaconsfield Productions

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Cast

Jean Anderson

Maria

Jean Anderson

Donald Pleasence

Spiel

Donald Pleasence

Maureen Pryor

Frau Spiel

Maureen Pryor

Norman MacOwan

Heiss

Norman MacOwan

John Glyn-Jones

Priest

John Glyn-Jones

Willoughby Goddard

Stott

Willoughby Goddard

Andrew Keir

Constable

Andrew Keir

John Boxer

Breuer

John Boxer

Carla Challoner

Elsa

Carla Challoner

Raymond Adamson

Hans Heiss

Raymond Adamson

Charles Gray

Fritz Heiss

Charles Gray

Philip Locke

1st Soldier

Philip Locke