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Dec 16, 1983 · The Awakening of Candra: Directed by Paul Wendkos. With Blanche Baker, Cliff De Young, Richard Jaeckel, Jeffrey Tambor. Based on the true-life story of teenage bride Candra Torres who was abducted in 1975 while on a honeymoon camping trip in the High Sierras.
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- Crime, Drama, Horror
- Paul Wendkos
- 1983-12-16
Sep 29, 2016 · Director: Paul WendkosWriter: Tom LazarusStars: Blanche Baker, Cliff De Young, Richard Jaeckel | See full cast & crew
- 95 min
- 25.4K
- Tom Chery
The Awakening of Candra. A teenage newlywed (Blanche Baker) is abducted by her husband's killer on their 1975 camping-trip honeymoon.
- Drama
- Blanche Baker
- Paul Wendkos
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Based on the true-life story of teenage bride Candra Torres who was abducted in 1975 while on a honeymoon camping trip in the High Sierras, this psychodrama gained the dubious distinction of having its world television premiere in the wee hours of the morning after having sat on the shelf for...
- Paul Wendkos
- Cliff De Young
Released December 16th, 1983, 'The Awakening of Candra' stars Blanche Baker, Cliff DeYoung, Richard Jaeckel, Jeffrey Tambor The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a user...
Based on a true story, it's about a woman, whose husband was murdered on their honeymoon, becomes so traumatized by the killer's threats that she can no longer remember what really happened due to a combination of her mind blocking out the terrible memory and the brainwashing manipulation, rape and torture that the killer puts upon her.