Time Without Pity Movie Review 1957

Anti-capital punishment plea finds desperate alcoholic David Graham (Redgrave) discovering that his son Alec (McCowen) is about to be executed for murder. But David doesn't believe in the boy's guilt and has 24 hours to find the real killer. The audience knows Alec is innocent from the get-go, making for a certain suspense. Based on the play "Someone Waiting" by Emlyn Williams.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS
Running time 88 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Dads, Adapted from a Play, Race Against Time

Screenplay

Ben Barzman

Cast

Michael Redgrave, Alec McCowen, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Peter Cushing, Renee Houston, Paul Daneman, Lois Maxwell, Richard Wordsworth, George Devine, Joan Plowright

Cinematography

Freddie Francis

Director

Joseph Losey

Music

Tristram Cary

Producer

John Arnold, Anthony Simmons