An escaped mental patient kidnaps an illiterate teenage farm girl and takes her to his mountain hide-away, where they soon become friends and, eventually, lovers.

"Was it a kidnapping... or a rescue?"

Credits

Lee PhilipsDirector

Linda BlairDoris Mae Withers

Martin SheenLeonard Hatch

Jeanne CooperMrs. Withers

Lee de BrouxSheriff Emmet