| Summary |
"Tension rises to a fevered pitch in Joseph Losey’s ingenius thriller about an alcoholic who has one day to save his sone from the gallows. No longer content to soak in oblivion, the long-absent father races against time to prove that his child is not a killer. The distinguished cast features Michael Redgrave in the demanding lead role and Leo McCern as (Jeremy Clayton) the demented millionaire who will hide the truth at any cost. Moody cinematography by Oscar winner Freddie Francis and dynamic imagery create an atmosphere thick with panic. The first film Losey made under his own name after McCarthy-era blacklisting (made in England while blacklisted in the U.S.), Time Without Pity is both an impassioned plea against apathy and a shining example of film noir. " |