The Fool Killer (1965)
All the secret joys, the sudden terrors of being young and free and far from home
After the Civil War, a southern boy, aged 12, runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside, and meets various odd characters along the way, including Milo, a mysterious drifter who may or may not be the vengeful "Fool Killer" of folklore.
- Date of release
- 1965-04-28
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (21)
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Genres
- Mystery, Drama, Adventure
- Director
- Servando González
Casting
- Anthony Perkins — Milo Bogardus
- Edward Albert — George Mellish
- Dana Elcar — Mr. Dodd
- Henry Hull — Dirty Jim Jelliman
- Salome Jens — Mrs. Dodd
- Yvonne Gilbert — Janet
- Charlotte Jones — Ova Fanshawe
- Arnold Moss — Reverend Spotts
- Lana Wood — Alice
- Sindee Ann Richards — Blessing Angeline Fanshawe
Interesting facts
The Fool Killer is a 1965 Southern Gothic coming-of-age adventure film directed by Servando González and written by Morton S. Fine and David Friedkin, who adapted their screenplay from the 1954 Helen Eustis novel of the same name.
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