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Time Without Pity

	Time Without Pity
	by Homevision Sales Rank: 38693 Price: $29.95

Michael Redgrave (<I>The Browning Version</I>, 1951) stars in this psychological thriller about an alcoholic who has one day to save his son from the gallows. Leo McKern plays a demented millionaire who would hide the truth at any cost. Moody cinematography from Freddie Francis (<I>Cape Fear</I>, 1962) creates an atmosphere thick with panic. *Viewer Reviews* An alcoholic (Michael Redgrave) has twenty-four hours to prove his son (Alec McCowen) is innocent and save him from the gallows... Wisconsin-born director Joseph Losey had established himself as a highly original director of B thrillers and socially conscious drama in America before he fled from the communist witch hunt spearheaded by Senator McCarthy; he then found himself blacklisted, and would never make another film on American soil. Relocating in England, Losey directed several pictures under assumed names before finally being allowed to sign his own name on the gripping melodrama, Time without Pity. Blessed with an excellent cast that included Michael Redgrave, Ann Todd, Leo McKern, Peter Cushing and Alec McCowen, as well as a topnotch crew headed by the brilliant cinematographer Freddie Francis, Losey made the most of the socially-committed anti-death penalty scenario. Realized in the best film noir tradition, the film traces its tragically flawed protagonist as he fights desperately for his son's life. Any pretense of mystery is dispelled in the opening scene - we know from the get-go that McCowen is innocent, and who the real killer is - with Losey choosing instead to highlight the inefficiency of the legal system. The end result is marred only by the occasional intrusion of cliche and melodrama, elements that would subsequently vanish from Losey's work when he was teamed with the gifted playwrite Harold Pinter for some of his best known pictures, and stands out as one of the director's best early works. Highly recommended. Back To Top
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