Thriller ·Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1969 · 1h 35m

The Candy Man

Director

Cast

George Sanders as Sidney Carter Leslie Parrish as Julie Evans Manolo Fábregas as Lt. Garcia (as Manuel Fábregas) Pixie Hopkin as Maria Lopez Félix González as Felipe Lopez Pedro Galván as Roger West

Crew

Francis Swann — Screenplay Francis Swann — Story Herbert J. Leder — Producer

Tagline

The first day brought the CANDY MAN … the second day brought TERROR!

Synopsis

An American actress travels to Mexico to make a movie and brings her daughter with her. Upon arriving in Mexico, she is spotted by a drug dealer who also heads a kidnapping ring. He plants one of his drug-addicted "customers" with the actress as her nanny in order to be kidnap the child for ransom, but things don't work out as planned.

Mood & Themes

drug dealer mexico

Key Collaborators

Herbert J. Leder Director Francis Swann Screenplay Francis Swann Story Herbert J. Leder Producer

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