Life in Danger

Life in Danger

TERROR RULES

1959 · 63 min · ★ 8.3 · Crime, Drama

Panic and fear overtake a small British farming community after a homicidal child-killer escapes from a local mental hospital.

Directed by Terry Bishop · Written by Malcolm Hulke

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