The bad seed / Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Mervyn LeRoy production ; screenplay by John Lee Mahin ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

A mother makes the tortuous discovery that her cherubic eight year old daughter harbors an innate desire to kill.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Bad seed (Motion picture : 1956) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	North, Alex (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967) Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987 (Producer, Director) Mahin, John Lee, 1902-1984 (Screenwriter) Kelly, Nancy, 1921-1995 (Actor) McCormack, Patty, 1945- (Actor) Jones, Henry, 1912-1999 (Actor) Heckart, Eileen, 1919-2001 (Actor) Varden, Evelyn, 1893-1958 (Actor) Hopper, William, 1915-1970 (Actor) Rosson, Harold, 1895-1988 (Cinematographer) Low, Warren, 1905-1989 (Film editor) Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video Inc., [2004], [©2004]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Juvenile homicide > Drama. Mothers and daughters > Drama. March, William, > 1893-1954 > Film adaptations. Feature films > United States. Feature films. Horror films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Film adaptations. March, William, > 1893-1954. Juvenile homicide. Mothers and daughters.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Feature films Feature films. Horror films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A mother makes the tortuous discovery that her cherubic eight year old daughter harbors an innate desire to kill.
Note:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1956. Based upon the play by Maxwell Anderson and the novel by William March. Special features: commentary by Patty McCormack and Charles Busch; new making-of documentary Enfant Terrible: a conversation with Patty McCormack; theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CL8 D0040275 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
Awards:	Golden Globe Winner Supporting Actress: Eileen Heckart, 1957.
ISBN:	0790792109 9780790792101
Credits:	Director of photography, Hal Rosson ; editor, Warren Low ; music, Alex North.
System Details:	DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital mono ; dual-layer format.
Cast:	Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart, Evelyn Varden, William Hopper.