United Kingdom / Mar 21, 1957
It all started with a young girl’s scream …
1h 28min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.”
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lois Maxwell | Vickie Harker |
| Richard Wordsworth | Maxwell - the MP |
| George Devine | Barnes - the Editor |
| Joan Plowright | Agnes Cole |
| Ernest Clark | Under Secretary |
| Peter Copley | Prison Chaplain |
| Hugh Moxey | Prison Governor |
| Dickie Henderson | Comedian |
| John Chandos | 1st Journalist |
| Vernon Greeves | 2nd Journalist |
| Arnold Diamond | 3rd Journalist |
| Julian Somers | First Warder |
| Aubrey Richards | Prison Gatekeeper |
| Gwynne Whitby | Stanford's Housekeeper |
| Christina Lubicz | Jennie Cole |
| Dervis Ward | 1st Mechanic |
| David Lander | 2nd Mechanic |
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Genres
CrimeThrillerMysteryDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Time Without Pity |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Harlequin Productions Ltd |
| Release date | 21 marzo 1957 |
| Executive producer | Leon Clore |
| Production | John Arnold, Anthony Simmons |
| Writer | Ben Barzman, Emlyn Williams |
| Editing | Alan Osbiston, Max Benedict |
| Cinematography | Freddie Francis |
| Assistant directors | Joseph Losey |
| Camera operators | Freddie Francis |
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| Additional photography | Freddie Francis |
| Production design | Reece Pemberton, Bernard Sarron |
| Art direction | Bernard Sarron, Reece Pemberton |
| Set decoration | Reece Pemberton, Bernard Sarron |
| Music | Tristram Cary, Cyril Collick, George Paternoster |
| Sound | Tristram Cary, Cyril Collick, George Paternoster |
| Costume design | Ivy Emmerton, Alex Garfath, Sidney Turner, Irma Birch |
| Makeup | Alex Garfath, Sidney Turner, Ivy Emmerton, Irma Birch |
| Hairstyling | Ivy Emmerton, Alex Garfath, Sidney Turner, Irma Birch |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Nov 22, 1957 / NR
France / Jun 01, 1960 / U
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