79
GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
Zena has been abandoned by her parents and left in the care of her aunt Bee Melvin. She is treated poorly by two of her cousins, and taking the lead from the story Peter and Wendy, she runs away from home with her younger cousin.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 69GoodWatch 80
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most family movies, −10 min on the typical 95
typical 9585Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Released
1980
December 25, 1980
46 years ago
Genres
FamilyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 8 more27 people
- Petula ClarkBee
- Anne SeymourZena
- John CastleJim
- MBMark BurdisCliff (Runaway Child)
- PCPaul CharlesWinston (Runaway Child)
- NCNoel CollinsSergeant
- Roland CulverMr. Salford
- LDLucy Durham-MatthewsAngela
- CFCharmain FalodeGloria (Runaway Child)
- Michael HadleyDr. Winthrope
- Christian HensonJoe
- Michael ShannonPeter
- RHRuby HeadMrs. Hopkins
- ILIan LandFrank (Runaway Child)
- Evelyn LayeMillie
- NLNicholas LeahyNicholas Leahy Mr. Richford
James MarcusP.C. Stubbs- HMHeather MillerJennie
- KMKamal MurariRaoul (Runaway Child)
Cathleen NesbittEdith Forbes- SNSheldon NicholsLloyd (Runaway Child)
- BQBrendan QuinnReggie (Runaway Child)
- TRToby RushtonWalter
- DSDavid SmithBilly (Runaway Child)
Directing · 1
- Paul Annett Director
Writing · 1
- Marjorie L. Sigley Writer
Production · 2
- Diane Baker Producer
- Marilyn Johnson Casting
Camera · 1
- Neil Binney Camera Operator
Sound · 3
- Ron Grainer Original Music Composer
- Philip Bothamley Sound Editor
- Laurie Clarkson Sound Recordist
Art · 3
- Percy Godbold Property Buyer
- Philip McDonald Property Master
- Denise Exshaw Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Margot Andrew Costume Design
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