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Time Without Pity

1957 · 88 min

A tense, melancholic race against time, steeped in guilt and desperation, with a raw emotional core.

Directed by
Joseph Losey
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
Tagline
It all started with a young girl’s scream …
Overview
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.”

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Directed by
Joseph Losey
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Mystery
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • parenthood
  • addiction
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Genres
crime, thriller, mystery, drama
Directed by
Joseph Losey
Written by
Ben Barzman
Starring
Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Paul Daneman, Peter Cushing, Alec McCowen, Renée Houston, Lois Maxwell
Music
Tristram Cary
Cinematography
Freddie Francis
Runtime
88 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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