The Bad Seed
1956 American film by Mervyn LeRoy
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Summary
The Bad Seed is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,432 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Mervyn LeRoy[3]
- Screenwriter: Maxwell Anderson[4], John Lee Mahin[5]
- Composer: Alex North[6]
- Genre: film noir[7], drama film[8], horror film[9]
- Based on: The Bad Seed[10]
- Cast member: Nancy Kelly[11], Patty McCormack[12], Henry Jones[13], Eileen Heckart[14], William Hopper[15], Jesse White[16], Evelyn Varden[17], Paul Fix[18], Frank Cady[19], Dayton Lummis[20]
- Producer: Mervyn LeRoy[21]
- Production company: Warner Bros. Entertainment[22], Warner Bros. Pictures[23]
- Director of photography: Harold Rosson[24]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
- Distribution format: video on demand[26]
- Review score: 7/10[27], 51/100[28], 64%[29]
- Color: black-and-white[30]
- Country of origin: United States[31]
- Publication date: January 1, 1956[32], September 12, 1956[33], September 28, 1956[34]
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[35], Netflix[36]
- Film editor: Warren Low[37]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[38], Academy Award for Best Actress[39], Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[40]
- Title: The Bad Seed[41]
- Duration: 117 minutes[42]
- Capital cost: 1,000,000 US dollars[43]
- Production designer: John Beckman[44]
- CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[45]
Why It Matters
The Bad Seed has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]