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21/03/1957 Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Drama 1h 28m
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It all started with a young girl’s scream …

Overview

Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford. Alec’s father, David Graham, a not-so-successful writer and alcoholic who has neglected his son in the past, flies in from Canada to visit his son on death row. David then goes on a quest to try and clear his son’s name while battling “the bottle.”

  1. Joseph Losey

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Michael Redgrave

    David Graham

  2. Ann Todd

    Honor Stanford

  3. Leo McKern

    Robert Stanford

  4. Paul Daneman

    Brian Stanford

  5. Peter Cushing

    Jeremy Clayton

  6. Alec McCowen

    Alec Graham

  7. Renée Houston

    Mrs. Harker

  8. Lois Maxwell

    Vickie Harker

  9. Richard Wordsworth

    Maxwell - the MP

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2014-04-15
Everyone has a secret. It's not always written in the face.

Time Without Pity is directed by Joseph Losey and adapted to screenplay by Ben Barzman from the Emlyn Williams play Someone Waiting. It stars Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowen, Renee Houston and Lois Maxwell. Music is by Tristram Cary and cinematography by Freddie Francis.

David Graham (Redgrave) is a recovering alcoholic who comes out of the sanitarium to try and prove his son is innocent of murder. His son, Alec (McCowen), is to be hanged in 24 hours for the slaying of his girlfr...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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