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Town Without Pity (1961)

APPROVED 105 min  -  Drama  -   March 1961 (Austria)
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Four American soldiers stationed near a German village face death in the rape of a local girl and are defended by outside counsel Major Steve Grant.

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George Hurdalek (screenplay), Jan Lustig (adaptation), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kirk Douglas ...
Maj. Steve Garrett
Barbara Rütting Barbara Rütting ...
Inge Koerner
Christine Kaufmann Christine Kaufmann ...
Karin Steinhof
E.G. Marshall ...
Col. Jerome Pakenham
Hans Nielsen Hans Nielsen ...
Karl Steinhof
Ingrid van Bergen Ingrid van Bergen ...
Trude
Robert Blake ...
Cpl. Jim Larkin
Richard Jaeckel Richard Jaeckel ...
Cpl. Birdwell "Birdie" Scott
Frank Sutton ...
Sgt. Chuck Snyder
Karin Hardt Karin Hardt ...
Frau Steinhof
Gerhart Lippert Gerhart Lippert ...
Frank Borgmann
Mal Sondock Mal Sondock ...
Pvt. Joey Haines
Alan Gifford Alan Gifford ...
Gen. Stafford
Max Haufler Max Haufler ...
Dr. Urban
Rose Renée Roth Rose Renée Roth ...
Frau Kulig
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Storyline

When four young American soldiers are accused of raping a girl from a German village near their camp, Major Steve Garrett is assigned the distasteful task of defending them. It soon becomes clear that the Army, the villagers, and even the girl's family are more interested in revenge than in the welfare of the distraught victim. Garrett is faced with the dilemma of destroying the girl on the witness stand in order to save the lives of his clients. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Village | Rape | Female Journalist | Social Injustice  | See more »

Taglines:

The Story of What Four Men Did To a Girl... And What the Town Did To Them!

Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA | West Germany | Switzerland

Language:

English | German

Release Date:

(Austria) See more »

Also Known As:

Stadt ohne Mitleid See more »

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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Christine Kaufmann's American film debut. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: The flag's canton has a field of five rows of ten stars, rather than the pattern designated by Executive Order on August 21, 1959, which would certainly have been used for a military trial. See more »

Quotes

Sgt. Chuck Snyder: I guess I'm a little nervous about how this will look on my record.
Maj. Steve Garrett: [Slams coffee pot down on table] Record! I've seen it. It's enough to gag a hyena. Personally I hate your guts, but I have to defend you.
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Soundtracks

"Town Without Pity"
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Sung by Gene Pitney See more »