Lassie: Well of Love
5.6
1970
0 hr 30 min
Adventure
, Drama
, Action
, Family
, TV Movie
In this touching drama a disparate group of people rally together to save a dog that has fallen into a deep well.
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- Cast:
- Robert Sampson , Bruce Bennett , Mary Gregory , Robert Donner , Med Flory
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So much average
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If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
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what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.
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