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Time Limit

1957 · 97 min

A hushed, claustrophobic interrogation that slowly tightens around buried wartime shame, rewarding patience with a quietly devastating moral reckoning.

Directed by
Karl Malden
Genres
Drama, Mystery, War
Tagline
This is the face of war you've never seen before!
Overview
Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW who is accused of treason. Although Cargill admits his guilt and Edwards' superiors are impatiently pushing Edwards to move the case to court martial, Edwards becomes convinced of Cargill's innocence.

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Directed by
Karl Malden
Genres
Drama, Mystery, War
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • loyalty
  • morality
  • war
  • betrayal
Places
  • military
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, mystery, war
Directed by
Karl Malden
Written by
Henry Denker
Starring
Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Dolores Michaels, June Lockhart, Carl Benton Reid, Martin Balsam, Rip Torn, Khigh Dhiegh
Music
Fred Steiner
Cinematography
Sam Leavitt
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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