Drama · United States of America · 1967 · 1h 37m

A Covenant with Death

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Director
Lamont Johnson
Cast
George Maharis as Ben Lewis Earl Holliman as Brian Talbot Laura Devon as Rosemary Berquist Katy Jurado as Eulalia Lewis Gene Hackman as Harmsworth Arthur O'Connell as Judge Hockstadter
Crew
Lawrence B. Marcus — Writer Saul Levitt — Writer Stephen Becker — Novel
Tagline

The bristling best seller comes to angry life.

Synopsis

An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he accidentally kills his executioner. He now faces a new trial, presided over by a young and inexperienced judge.

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Mood & Themes
judgedeath sentencecapital punishmentjusticeborder townmexican americanmiscarriage of justicemurder trial1920sunfaithful wifemob justiceunjust conviction
Key Collaborators
Lamont Johnson Director Lawrence B. Marcus Writer Saul Levitt Writer Stephen Becker Novel
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