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A star-studded cast gather for one of the finest film noirs of the 1950s, Time Without Pity. A young man (Alec McCowen) is waiting on death row, charged with killing his girlfriend but out of the blue his estranged, alcoholic father (Michael Redgrave) arrives, determined to clear his son’s name. Will the true killer be revealed from the ever-growing list of suspects? Leo McKern, Ann Todd, Lois Maxwell and Joan Plowright pull out all the stops to ensure the movie remains classy and real. Each frame is filled with pathos and drama with characters who live with the constant baggage of regret, remorse and need for retribution. SPECIAL FEATURES: Standard Definition Widescreen Presentation in 1.66:1 Aspect Ratio 2.0 Dolby Audio Dual-Mono Optional English Subtitles Audio Commentary by Troy Howarth A Merciless Thriller - Melanie Williams on Time Without Pity The Sins of the Father - Gavrik Losey on Time Without Pity TECHNICAL SPECS: Region Code: 2 Audio 2.0 LPCM Dual-Mono Picture: Standard Definition Widescreen 1.66:1 Runtime: 88 mins approx. Language: English Subtitles: English Cert: PG Theatrical Release Date: 1957
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Time Without Pity (1957)
88 min
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.”