Life for Ruth

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Life for Ruth is a 1962 British drama film that explores moral and religious dilemmas surrounding a life-saving blood transfusion for a child.

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instanceOf British drama film
film
alternativeTitle Walk in the Shadow
basedOn original screenplay
certificate BBFC A
character Dr. Brown
John Harris
Ruth Harris
cinematographer Otto Heller
colorProcess black-and-white
composer William Alwyn
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Basil Dearden
distributor Rank Organisation
editor John D. Guthridge
era 1960s British cinema
filmingLocation United Kingdom
genre drama film
hasSubject blood transfusion
duty of care
freedom of religion
parental rights
language English
mainTheme medical ethics
moral dilemmas
religious dilemmas
medium theatrical film
narrativeFocus conflict between religious conviction and legal responsibility
notableFor serious treatment of religious and ethical issues in mainstream British film
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A father refuses a life‑saving blood transfusion for his daughter on religious grounds, leading to tragedy and a legal and moral battle.
producer Michael Relph
productionCompany Allied Film Makers
releaseDate 1962-09-10
releaseYear 1962
runtimeMinutes 93
screenplayBy Janet Green
John Eldridge
screenwriter Janet Green
John Eldridge
setting a coastal English town
starredActor Janet Munro
Michael Bryant
Michael Craig
Patrick McGoohan
title Life for Ruth

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Janet Munro workedOn Life for Ruth
Life for Ruth title Life for Ruth
Janet Munro notableWork Life for Ruth
subject linked to: Janet Neilson Horsburgh