- HD 1080
- Runtime: 99m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America, Mexico
- Director: Servando González
- Stars: Anthony Perkins, Edward Albert, Dana Elcar, Henry Hull, Salome Jens
- keywords: runaway, orphan, preacher
- Production_studio: Landau, Allied Artists, Producciones Yanco
- Slogan: All the secret joys, the sudden terrors of being young and free and far from home
- The The Fool Killer is featured in the top rankings of 1965
- #9 in Top Adventure Movies of 1965
- #55 in Top Drama Movies of 1965
- #8 in Top Mystery Movies of 1965
After the Civil War, a southern boy, aged 12, runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside, and meets various odd characters along the way, including Milo, a mysterious drifter who may or may not be the vengeful "Fool Killer" of folklore.