Time Without Pity
- 1957
- 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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The day before a young man is to be executed for killing his girlfriend, his alcoholic father shows up to try to prove his innocence.The day before a young man is to be executed for killing his girlfriend, his alcoholic father shows up to try to prove his innocence.The day before a young man is to be executed for killing his girlfriend, his alcoholic father shows up to try to prove his innocence.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 1 nomination total
Ernest Clark
- Under-Secretary, Home Office
- (as Ernest Clarke)
- Director
- Writers
- Ben Barzman
- Emlyn Williams(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough this is an adaptation of Emlyn Williams' play "Someone Waiting", and referred to as such in many reference books and in interviews with director Joseph Losey, the play and its author are uncredited in the movie's opening title sequence. It is a very loose adaptation, with no character names retained from the original, and is set very specifically before one leading character is due to be executed for murder; it was seen by Losey as a polemic against capital punishment, whereas the play (set several months after an execution) is simply a suspense thriller. It may be that Emlyn Williams had his name removed as a protest against changes made to his original.
- GoofsThe camera crew is reflected in the door of Clayton's car as it pulls up at the prison with Graham.
- Quotes
David Graham: What did Alec say about me?
Brian Stanford: I got the impression you were about to write the greatest novel ever written. Did you?
David Graham: In common with quite a lot of other writers... I had been about to write it for a very long time.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Tea With the Dames (2018)
- SoundtracksSilent Night
(uncredited)
Written by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr
Played in the pub, in a jazzed-up tempo
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What would Horace Rumpole have said?
I finally caught this interesting little film about six months ago on Turner Classic films. This is based on one of Emlyn Williams twisty murder plays (like his classic, NIGHT MUST FALL). Here we have Michael Redgrave as the father of Alec MacGowan (who is on death row) trying to find out who actually committed the murder his son is charged with. Redgrave is an alcoholic, and a failed parent, and his every effort is stymied by hostility and stonewalling. But slowly he realizes that the guilty party is a millionaire car manufacturer played by Leo McKern. Peter Cushing also appears, as the solicitor who gradually becomes convinced that Redgrave knows what he's talking about (a welcome normal role for the horror film star). I recommend the film, particularly for the ironic way that Redgrave finally turns the tables on McKern, making it impossible for McKern to escape punishment.
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- theowinthrop
- Dec 2, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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