Heart of a Child

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Heart of a Child

1958

1h 16m

6.7(3 votes)

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Overview

A young boy goes to desperate lengths to save the family dog when his father agrees sell it to the local butcher.

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18 members

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Jean Anderson

Maria

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Donald Pleasence

Spiel

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Maureen Pryor

Frau Spiel

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Norman MacOwan

Heiss

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John Glyn-Jones

Priest

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Willoughby Goddard

Stott

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Andrew Keir

Constable

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John Boxer

Breuer

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Carla Challoner

Elsa

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Raymond Adamson

Hans Heiss

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Charles Gray

Fritz Heiss

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Philip Locke

1st Soldier

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Lee Montague

2nd Soldier

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Tina Robinson Hansen

Marta

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John Liddell

Otto

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Polly Clarke

Lilli

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Marian Berry-Hart

Maid

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Richard Williams

Karl

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