The Bad Seed

Name: The Bad Seed
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Released: 1956
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy

Thriller Drama Horror

An Oscar-nominated thriller drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

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Top 12%

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★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.1/10

269 ratings

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Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Language: English

Cast

Patty McCormack, Nancy Kelly, Henry Jones

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Awards

◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actress (1956)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actress (1956)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Cinematography (1956)

About The Bad Seed

Air Force Colonel Kenneth Penmark and his wife, Christine, adore their daughter Rhoda, despite her secret tendency for selfishness. Christine keeps her knowledge of her daughter's darker side to herself, but when a schoolmate of Rhoda's dies mysteriously, her self-deception unravels.