The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
“Ask her no questions, she'll tell you no lies. Ask her too many and somebody dies.”
13-year-old Rynn Jacobs lives in a New England beach town. Whenever the landlady inquires after Rynn's father, she claims that he's not available. But when the landlady's son, Frank, won't leave Rynn alone, she teams up with a neighbor Mario to maintain the dark family secret that she's been keeping to herself.
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Cast
13 people
Jodie Foster
Rynn Jacobs
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Taxi Driver
Martin Sheen
Frank Hallet
Known for
Apocalypse Now
Catch Me If You Can
Alexis Smith
Mrs. Cora Hallet
Known for
The Age of Innocence
Conflict
Mort Shuman
Officer Ron Miglioriti
Also in
High Street
The Night of Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Scott Jacoby
Mario Podesta
Known for
Bad Ronald
Return to Horror High
Dorothy Davis
Town Hall Clerk
Also in
Shivers
Cathy's Curse
Clesson Goodhue
Bank Manager
No other roles listed
Hubert Noël
Bank Clerk
Known for
The Earrings of Madame de...
The Hunchback of Paris
Jacques Famery
Bank Clerk
Known for
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
Mary Morter
Teller
Also in
Wicker Park
Cathy's Curse
Julie Wildman
Teller
Known for
Shivers
Gib Rotherham
Locksmith
No other roles listed
Nicolas Gessner Director · Laird Koenig Screenplay Christian Gaubert Composer
United States release August 10, 1977 · Produced in Canada, France · Production Filmel, L.C.L. Industries
Production
Braun Entertainment Group
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Filmel
Production
L.C.L. Industries
Production
Carnelian Productions
Production
ICL
Production
Canada · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 15, 1976
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · January 26, 1977
Theatrical
United States · August 10, 1977
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Belgium
December 25, 1976 · Theatrical
Canada
January 28, 1977 · Theatrical
Germany
April 7, 1977 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 13, 1977 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 12, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
December 25, 1976 · Theatrical
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