

Time Without Pity
1957-03-21 · 88 min · ★ 6.5
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 RedgraveDavid Graham
Ann ToddHonor Stanford
Leo McKernRobert Stanford
Paul DanemanBrian Stanford
Peter CushingJeremy Clayton
Alec McCowenAlec Graham
Renée HoustonMrs. Harker
Lois MaxwellVickie Harker
Richard WordsworthMaxwell - the MP
George DevineBarnes - the Editor
Joan PlowrightAgnes Cole
Ernest ClarkUnder Secretary
Peter CopleyPrison Chaplain
Hugh MoxeyPrison Governor
John Chandos1st Journalist
Arnold Diamond3rd Journalist
Julian SomersFirst Warder
Aubrey RichardsPrison GatekeeperTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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