The Awakening of Candra

The Awakening of Candra

His crime's too horrible to forget. But she's too terrified to remember.

1983•1h 36m•6.0/10

CrimeDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(1)

Based on the true-life story of teenage bride Candra Torres who was abducted in 1976 while on a honeymoon camping trip in the High Sierras.

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Production

Michael Klein Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Blanche Baker

Blanche Baker

Candra Torres

Cliff DeYoung

Cliff DeYoung

Thomas Leslie Brown

Richard Jaeckel

Richard Jaeckel

Robert Harrison

Jeffrey Tambor

Jeffrey Tambor

Professor Michael Silver

Paul Regina

Paul Regina

Julio Torres

Elizabeth Cheshire

Maria

Parley Baer

Parley Baer

Chief Brooks

Rosanna Huffman

Sara

Vernon Weddle

Vernon Weddle

Reiser

Ken Sansom

Ken Sansom

Dr. Larsen

Gypsi DeYoung

Bonnie

Jonathan Estrin

Forest

Robert Moloney

Robert Moloney

Hayden

Myron Natwick

Myron Natwick

Burrows

Bunny Summers

Bunny Summers

Mrs. Nettles

Gwen Van Dam

Gwen Van Dam

Mrs. Stern

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