The Awakening of Candra
1983, English. Directed by Paul Wendkos.
His crime's too horrible to forget. But she's too terrified to remember.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Paul WendkosDirector
- Blanche BakerCandra Torres
- Cliff DeYoungThomas Leslie Brown
- Richard JaeckelRobert Harrison
- Jeffrey TamborProfessor Michael Silver
- Paul ReginaJulio Torres
- Elizabeth CheshireMaria
- Parley BaerChief Brooks
- Rosanna HuffmanSara
- Vernon WeddleReiser
- Ken SansomDr. Larsen
- Gypsi DeYoungBonnie
- Jonathan EstrinForest
Details
- Released
- 16 December 1983
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Tom Lazarus
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The Awakening of Candra runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Awakening of Candra isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 December 1983. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Awakening of Candra?
The Awakening of Candra (1983) was directed by Paul Wendkos and stars Blanche Baker, Cliff DeYoung, Richard Jaeckel.