Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
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62% want to see it
(14 ratings)
This thought-provoking and only slightly heavy handed anti-war tract is based on a real incident that occurred during the atomic terror of the Cuban missile crisis. The tragedy begins when a civil defense siren is accidentally tripped while a school is in session. The panic-stricken children are… More This thought-provoking and only slightly heavy handed anti-war tract is based on a real incident that occurred during the atomic terror of the Cuban missile crisis. The tragedy begins when a civil defense siren is accidentally tripped while a school is in session. The panic-stricken children are immediately sent home. One young girl has an air-raid shelter in her backyard and invites many children inside. A less popular girl begs to be let in, but the first girl makes excuses and shuts her out leaving the terribly frightened child to hide out in an abandoned refrigerator where she dies. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Perry
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
Critic Reviews
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
These are respectable intentions, but, unfortunately, the film is too slight in dramatic structure and too prosaic, really, to carry much punch.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
This terrifying account of life under the fear of nuclear war successfully illustrates the harm undue panic and thoughtlessness can provoke.
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Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Um triste retrato da paranóia que dominou o mundo (especialmente os EUA) durante a Guerra Fria - e que, nos últimos anos, vem ganhando uma lamentável sobrevida.
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Cast
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Jane Connell
as Mrs. Maxton
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William Daniels
as Mr. Calkins
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James Frawley
as Truck driver
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Richard Hamilton
as JoAnn's father
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Kathryn Hays
as Mrs. Forbes
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Jane Hoffman
as Mrs. Hayworth
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Elena Karam
as Don and Trudy's Mother
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Judith Lowry
as Luke's Grandmother
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Nancy Marchand
as Mrs. Andrews
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Estelle Parsons
as JoAnn's Mother
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Doug Chapin
as Gary
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Miles Chapin
as Joel
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Alan Howard
as Luke
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Donnie Melvin
as Brian
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Alice Playten
as Harriet
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Jennifer Stone
as Pattie
