Product Details

• Actors: Richard Rober, Gwendolyn Laster
• Directors: Russell Rouse Leo C. Popkin
• Format: NTSC, Black & White
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: VCI Communications
• Run Time: 85.0 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000BNMMRA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,595 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

In a racially mixed American town, a 5-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school. Having nothing better to go on, the police follow up a report that the child was seen with a white stranger, and rumors run wild. Before hapless, innocent Claude Packard is even found, popular hysteria has him tried and convicted. But Packard's troubles pale by comparison as ever more inflated rumors uncap the well of racial tensions and mob violence. And young Carolyn Crawford, forgotten by most, is still missing.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A timeless classic, December 24, 1998

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[e-mail] (St. Louis Mo.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Well [VHS] (VHS Tape)

A Black child slowly walks across a field picking flowers. As she appears in full view, she seems to drop off the bottom of the screen. The camera now move up and focuses down on a small well that she has fallen into. Dimitri Tiompkin's music profoundly enhances this scene and the rest of the movie. When she is reported missing, the police determine that the last person to see her was a white man (the actor is Henry Morgan, later known as Harry Morgan from Dragnet and MASH). The scenes of racial turmoil, interspersed with the scene of the field where the girl fell into the well, produce a feeling of disquieting intensity in the viewer. Even 40 after seeing The Well for the first time, I still get chills watching it.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DEFINITELY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION!, January 8, 2001

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Nanette Sims "Real Music Lover" (Detroit, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Well [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I can remember at age 9 sitting home in my living room all alone watching this movie. It caught my eye because of the racial issues involved. The disapperance of a black child caused a huge uproar in a small town. She was last seen talking to a white man who was later accused of kidnapping her. The turn of events are really interesting. I purchased this movie last year and watched it again for the second time. This is a very captivating classic. I am glad I was able to add it to my video collection.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Well, October 26, 2001

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Rickie Chandler (Rancho Cucamonga, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Well [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I saw this movie for the first time 30 years ago. It was excellent. I have seen it many times since then. It sends you through a range of feelings from anger to absolute joy. It is a study of human emotions. I highly recommend the film. I guarantee you will enjoy it.