Time Without Pity
Time Without Pity is a 1957 British film noir thriller film directed by Joseph Losey and starring Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowen and Renee Houston. It is about a father trying to save his son from execution for murder.
Plot
David Graham, a recovering alcoholic, returns to England having only one day in which to save his son Alec from hanging for the murder of Alec's girlfriend, Jenny Cole. Graham has been a neglectful, absentee father who missed the entire trial while he was in a sanatorium in Canada. At first, Alec refuses to see Graham, and when they do meet, Alec is without any hope for reprieve and cannot show any affection for his father.
More details
| author | Ben Barzman Emlyn Williams |
|---|---|
| director | Joseph Losey |
| editor | Alan Osbiston |
| events | capital punishment |
| genre | crime drama thriller |
| keywords | adopted son best friend canada england extreme measures father and son force hang home office kill meet mercedes 300sl race track recovering alcoholic sanatorium |
| musicBy | Tristram Cary |
| producer | Anthony Simmons John Arnold |
| productionCompany | Harlequin Productions |
| publisher | Astor Pictures Eros Films |
| theme | film noir |