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Candleshoe
Candleshoe

Candleshoe

For 10% of the action and a red Ferrari, she'd con her own grandmother.

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When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estate, he creates an elaborate plan to find and steal the prize. By convincing a girl named Casey to impersonate the estate owner's long-lost granddaughter, Harry hopes to uncover the treasure's location. But when Casey has a change of heart, she must follow the clues and find the treasure, in order to save Candleshoe and stop Harry before it is too late.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

6.867/10

Release Date

16 December 1977

Country

United States of America

Cast

David Niven

David Niven

Priory

Helen Hayes

Helen Hayes

Lady St. Edmund

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Casey

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

Harry Bundage

Veronica Quilligan

Veronica Quilligan

Cluny

Ian Sharrock

Ian Sharrock

Peter

Sarah Tamakuni

Sarah Tamakuni

Anna

David Samuels

David Samuels

Bobby

John Alderson

John Alderson

Jenkins

Mildred Shay

Mildred Shay

Mrs. McCress

Michael Balfour

Michael Balfour

Mr. McCress

Sydney Bromley

Sydney Bromley

Mr. Thresher

Michael Segal

Michael Segal

Train Guard

Vivian Pickles

Vivian Pickles

Grimsworthy

Eddie Powell

Eddie Powell

Hood (uncredited)

Peter Diamond

Peter Diamond

Hood (uncredited)

Derek Martin

Derek Martin

Policeman (uncredited)

Terence Plummer

Terence Plummer

Hood (uncredited)

Tina Simmons

Tina Simmons

Family Friend (uncredited)

Rocky Taylor

Rocky Taylor

Hood (uncredited)

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