''The Boy Cried Murder'' is a 1966 British thriller film directed by
George P. Breakston and starring Fraser MacIntosh,
Veronica Hurst
Veronica Patricia Hurst (born Patricia Wilmshurst; 11 November 1931 – 15 November 2022) was a British film, stage and television actress. Hurst was born in Malta and brought up in Tooting, London.
Early career
Hurst was awarded the Leverhul ...
, and
Phil Brown. The film is based on the novelette of the same name by
Cornell Woolrich
Cornell George Hopley Woolrich ( ; December 4, 1903 – September 25, 1968) was an American novelist and short story writer. He sometimes used the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley.
His biographer, Francis Nevins Jr., rated Woolrich th ...
. The movie is a remake of the 1949 film ''
The Window''.
Plot
A twelve-year-old boy is disappointed by the fact that his mother brought a stepfather to their house. He constantly tries to distance himself from the man, inventing various stories, and is punished for doing so. While on vacation in Yugoslavia, his parents leave on a boat trip without him, and the boy accidentally witnesses a real murder. Later on, he tells this to his parents, but because of his previous behaviour, they do not believe him. However, this is not the whole trouble. The murderer has seen an unexpected witness of his crime, and now he wants to get rid of the boy.
Cast
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Tim Barrett as Mike
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Phil Brown as Tom Durrant
*
Veronica Hurst
Veronica Patricia Hurst (born Patricia Wilmshurst; 11 November 1931 – 15 November 2022) was a British film, stage and television actress. Hurst was born in Malta and brought up in Tooting, London.
Early career
Hurst was awarded the Leverhul ...
as Clare Durrant
*Beba Loncar as Susie
*Frazer MacIntosh as Jonathan Durrant
*Alex MacIntosh as Sergeant
*Edward Steel as Col. Wetherall
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Anita Sharp-Bolster as Mrs. Wetherall
*Sonja Hlebs as Marianne
*Vuka Dundjerovic as Mrs. Bosnic
See also
The story has been adapted three more times:
* ''
The Window'' (1949)
* ''
Eyewitness'' (1970)
* ''
Cloak & Dagger'' (1984)
References
External links
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British thriller films
Films directed by George Breakston
1960s thriller films
1966 films
1960s English-language films
1960s British films
English-language thriller films