The Awakening of Candra
Brief Synopsis
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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 two an
Cast & Crew
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Paul Wendkos
Director
Cliff De Young
Ken Sansom
Paul Regina
Parley Baer
Elizabeth Cheshire
Film Details
Also Known As
Awakening of Candra, Brainwashing of Candra Torres, The
Genre
Drama
Reality
Release Date
1983
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
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 two and a half years.
Director
Paul Wendkos
Director
Cast
Cliff De Young
Ken Sansom
Paul Regina
Parley Baer
Elizabeth Cheshire
Jonathan Estrin
Vernon Weddle
Bunny Summers
Blanche Baker
Richard Jaeckel
Robert Moloney
Gwen Van Dam
Myron Natwick
Jeffrey Tambor
Rosanna Huffman
Gypsi Deyoung
Crew
Silvia Abascal
Hair
Jay Benson
Producer
Don Cash
Makeup
Warren Chadwick
Assistant Editor
Denita Del Signore
Costume Designer
Tony Dimarco
Editor
John Eyler
Assistant Director
Richard Friedman
Set Decorator
Marcia Girard
Script Supervisor
Richard C. Glouner
Director Of Photography
Billy Goldenberg
Music
Clive Henderson
Transportation Captain
John W Kean
Sound Mixer
Michael Klein
Executive Producer
Tom Lazarus
Screenplay
Calvin Maehl
Camera Operator
Ellen Meyer
Casting
John Mick
Music Editor
Roy Moore
Property Master
Frank E Novak
Costume Designer
Julie Oberdorfer
Production Coordinator
Richard Raderman
Sound Editor
Steve Rex
Key Grip
Pearl Bergman Seli
Assistant
Robert Stone
Production Manager
Peter Tomarken
Co-Executive Producer
Robert Webb
Assistant Director
Shallyn Zeigler
Assistant
Herman Zimmerman
Art Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Awakening of Candra, Brainwashing of Candra Torres, The
Genre
Drama
Reality
Release Date
1983
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 16, 1983
Original title: "The Brainwashing of Candra Torres."
