Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

It all started with a young girl’s scream …

Directed by Joseph Losey

Produced by Harlequin Productions Ltd

195788 min6.5 / 10

A tense 1950s crime thriller centered on a father's desperate race against time to prove his son's innocence while confronting his own failures and demons.

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.”

Questions people ask

  • Is Time Without Pity sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Time Without Pity end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Time Without Pity scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Time Without Pity easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Time Without Pity violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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Rarity20

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Surprise28

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Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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