Time Without Pity
Seen it?1957 | 88 min | Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Point Blank or The Naked City, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
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.”
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joseph Losey
- Michael RedgraveDavid Graham
- Ann ToddHonor Stanford
- Leo McKernRobert Stanford
- Paul DanemanBrian Stanford
- Peter CushingJeremy Clayton
- Alec McCowenAlec Graham
- Renée HoustonMrs. Harker
- Lois MaxwellVickie Harker
- Richard WordsworthMaxwell - the MP
- George DevineBarnes - the Editor