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Time Limit (1957)
Director: Karl Malden
Cast: Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Dolores Michaels, June Lockhart
Runtime97 min
RatingPG
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Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW who is accused of treason. Although Cargill admits his guilt and Edwards' superiors are impatiently pushing Edwards to move this case to court martial, Edwards becomes convinced of Cargill's innocence.
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Time Limit is a critically underrated 1957 drama directed by Karl Malden. The film explores the case of a Korean War POW accused of treason, and follows a military investigator who becomes convinced of the prisoner's innocence despite the pressure to move the case to court martial. While it may not have received major awards recognition, Time Limit has an IMDb rating of 7.3, indicating a positive reception from audiences.
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Directed by the acclaimed Karl Malden, Time Limit (1957) is a gripping military drama with a unique twist - a Korean War POW accused of treason, whose case takes an unexpected turn as the military investigator played by Richard Widmark becomes convinced of the man's innocence. This taut, thought-provoking film blends elements of mystery and suspense, offering an intriguing character study and exploration of moral dilemmas.
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Time Limit is a 1957 American legal drama film directed by Karl Malden, based on the 1956 Broadway play of the same name by Henry Denker and Ralph Berkey. The film is Malden's only directing credit; in his autobiography, Malden stated that he "preferred being a good actor to being a fairly good director."
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