The Killer — A Life in the Balance Character Profile

About The Killer

A religious fanatic serial killer who murders young women by stabbing them and folding their arms. He kidnaps Paco after spotting him and forces the boy to accompany him overnight while he prays for his next victim.

Character Facts

Played by

Lee Marvin

Appears in

A Life in the Balance (1955)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (1)

• The Killer — Conflict Kidnapped Victim — Paco Gómez (José Pérez)

  A terrified child forced into captivity by a religious fanatic.

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