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The Bad Seed
1956
DramaHorrorThriller
A housewife suspects that her seemingly perfect eight-year-old daughter is a heartless killer.
IMDB 7.5
RT 63%
Metacritic 51
StarsNancy KellyPatty McCormackHenry JonesEileen Heckart
DirectorMervyn LeRoy
WriterJohn Lee Mahin (screenplay)Maxwell Anderson (play)William March (novel)
AwardsNominated for 4 Oscars
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    Nancy Kelly
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    Eileen Heckart
  • Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    Patty McCormack
  • Best Achievement in Cinematography, Black-and-White
    Harold Rosson
LanguageEnglish
CountryUSA