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Joey (Richie Andrusco) feasts on a slice of watermelon.
Joey (Richie Andrusco) feasts on a slice of watermelon.
Richie Andrusco on the carousel
Richie Andrusco on the carousel
Richie Andrusco shuffles off under the boardwalk.
Richie Andrusco shuffles off under the boardwalk.

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Category: Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids/FamilyNotable as: DramaSub-Category: children's film, drama filmNarrative location: New York City, BrooklynRuntime: 75 - 80 minutesColor: black-and-white filmLanguage: EnglishCountry: United StatesDirector: Raymond Abrashkin, Ruth Orkin, Morris EngelScreenwriter: Raymond Abrashkin, Morris EngelCinematography: Morris EngelStars: Richard Brewster, Richie Andrusco, Winifred Cushing, Jay Williams, Will Lee, Charlie Moss, Tommy DeCanio, Ruth OrkinProducer: Raymond AbrashkinAwards won: National Film RegistryAward nominations: Academy Award for Best Story (Raymond Abrashkin, Morris Engel)Award details: (details at IMDb)
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Little Fugitive is an American film written and directed by Raymond Abrashkin, Morris Engel and Ruth Orkin, that tells the story of a child alone in Coney Island. The film stars Richie Andrusco in the title role, and Richard Brewster as his brother Lennie. Little Fugitive influenced the French New Wave and is considered by modern day critics to be a landmark film because of its naturalistic style and groundbreaking use of nonprofessional actors in lead roles. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, Motion Picture Story and screened at Venice film festival where it was awarded the silver lion. In 1997, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It was the first and best known of Engel's three feature films. It was followed by Lovers and Lollipops in 1956 and Weddings and Babies, which was filmed in 1957 and released in 1960. All three films were similar stylistically, and were filmed with hand-held 35 mm. cameras. The cameras used in the first two movies did not record sound, and dialogue was dubbed subsequent to filming.


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