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Time Without Pity
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Time Without Pity

1957-03-21 · 88 min · ★ 6.5

Crime · Thriller · Mystery · Drama

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.”

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Directors
Joseph Losey
Production companies
Harlequin Productions Ltd
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Michael RedgraveMichael RedgraveDavid Graham
Ann ToddAnn ToddHonor Stanford
Leo McKernLeo McKernRobert Stanford
Paul DanemanPaul DanemanBrian Stanford
Peter CushingPeter CushingJeremy Clayton
Alec McCowenAlec McCowenAlec Graham
Renée HoustonRenée HoustonMrs. Harker
Lois MaxwellLois MaxwellVickie Harker
Richard WordsworthRichard WordsworthMaxwell - the MP
George DevineGeorge DevineBarnes - the Editor
Joan PlowrightJoan PlowrightAgnes Cole
Ernest ClarkErnest ClarkUnder Secretary
Peter CopleyPeter CopleyPrison Chaplain
Hugh MoxeyHugh MoxeyPrison Governor
Dickie HendersonComedian
John ChandosJohn Chandos1st Journalist
Vernon Greeves2nd Journalist
Arnold DiamondArnold Diamond3rd Journalist
Julian SomersJulian SomersFirst Warder
Aubrey RichardsAubrey RichardsPrison Gatekeeper

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