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Cry Wolf (1969)

Cry Wolf poster
Original title
Cry WoIf
Directed by
John Davis
Genre
drama, family
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
58 min
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three children decide to investigate a mysterious stranger in their town. They uncover a plan to kidnap someone and must work together to stop it.

lightheartedchildlike wonderwhimsicalpluckyadventurousplayfulsuspenseful

What happens

Cry Wolf is a 1968 British children's film directed and written by John Davis and starring Anthony Kemp, Janet Munro and Ian Hendry. It was made by Damor Leaderfilms for the Children's Film Foundation. It concerns three children who foil a kidnapping plot. This was the final film of actress Janet Munro. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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