---
title: 'The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nicolas Gessner'
released: '1976-05-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-little-girl-who-lives-down-the-lane-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074806/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)

1976 · PG · 94 min · Drama, Horror · France, United States, Canada


## Synopsis

The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a 1976 hybrid genre film directed by Nicolas Gessner and starring Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman, and Scott Jacoby. It was a co-production of Canada and France and written by Laird Koenig, based on his 1974 novel of the same title. The film follows 13-year-old Rynn Jacobs (Foster), a child whose absent poet father and secretive behaviours prod the suspicions of her conservative small-town neighbours.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nicolas Gessner](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicolas-gessner)
- **Screenplay:** [Laird Koenig](https://cinepixo.com/people/laird-koenig)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Christian Gaubert](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-gaubert)
- **Producer:** [Zev Braun](https://cinepixo.com/people/zev-braun)
- **Director of Photography:** [René Verzier](https://cinepixo.com/people/rene-verzier)
- **Editor:** [Yves Langlois](https://cinepixo.com/people/yves-langlois)

## Cast

- [Jacques Famery](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-famery)
- [Hubert Noël](https://cinepixo.com/people/hubert-noel)
- [Mort Shuman](https://cinepixo.com/people/mort-shuman)
- [Alexis Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexis-smith)
- [Jodie Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/jodie-foster)
- [Martin Sheen](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-sheen)
- [Scott Jacoby](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-jacoby)

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