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Children of the Corn
Children of the Corn

Movie·1984·1h 32m

Children of the Corn

And a child shall lead them...

Directed By

Fritz Kiersch

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

A traveling couple end up in an abandoned Nebraska town inhabited by a cult of murderous children who worship a demon that lives in the local cornfields.

Written By

George Goldsmith

Producer

Donald P. Borchers, Terrence Kirby

Cinematography

João Fernandes

Music

Jonathan Elias

Editor

Harry Keramidas

Themes

small townsacrificechildren ganghuman sacrificepaganismevil preacherpreacherbased on short storyreligious cultkiller childfolk horrorcornfield

Production House

Planet Productions
Angeles Entertainment Group
Cinema Group
Hal Roach Studios
Gatlin
Inverness Productions

Audience Score

57%

1,120 votes

Skip15%
Timepass35%
Go for it34%
Perfection16%

Where to watch

Region: US

Free

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// cast

Cast

Peter Horton

Peter Horton

Burton Stanton

Linda Hamilton

Linda Hamilton

Vicky

R.G. Armstrong

R.G. Armstrong

Diehl

John Franklin

John Franklin

Isaac Chroner

Courtney Gains

Courtney Gains

Malachai

Anne Marie McEvoy

Anne Marie McEvoy

Sarah

Robby Kiger

Robby Kiger

Job

Julie Maddalena

Julie Maddalena

Rachel

Jonas Marlowe

Joseph

John Philbin

John Philbin

Amos

Dan Snook

Boy

David Cowen

Dad

Suzy Southam

Mom

D.G. Johnson

Mr. Hansen

Teresa Toigo

Hansen's Customer

Patrick Boylan

Hansen's Customer

Elmer Soderstrom

Hansen's Customer

Mitch Carter

Mitch Carter

Radio Preacher (voice)

// crew

Crew

Donald P. Borchers

Producer

João Fernandes

João Fernandes

Director of Photography

Fritz Kiersch

Director

George Goldsmith

Screenplay

Terrence Kirby

Producer

Jonathan Elias

Original Music Composer

Harry Keramidas

Editor

Earl A. Glick

Executive Producer

Charles Weber

Executive Producer

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