The Night Runner

The Night Runner

Are mental patients turned loose too soon?

NR 1957 · 79 min · ★ 5.4 · Drama, Thriller

A mental patient with a violent past is released from the institution, against the advice of his doctors, and sent back to his old neighborhood. Was he released too soon?

Directed by Abner Biberman · Written by Gene Levitt

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