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Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann (1991)

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann poster
Directed by
Charles Correll
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is kidnapped by a violent ex-convict in rural Pennsylvania. The story follows her ordeal and the law enforcement manhunt to rescue her.

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What happens

Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann is a 1991 American television movie directed by Charles Correll. The plot is based on the true story of the abduction of Peggy Ann Bradnick by an ex-convict and ex-mental patient William Diller Hollenbaugh which took place in Shade Gap, Pennsylvania on May 11, 1966. The film was first aired on NBC, on May 6, 1991, and was the most-watched primetime show of the week. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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