Time Limit

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"Time Limit" is a 1957 American courtroom drama film about a Korean War court-martial, noted for its psychological depth and for being one of Richard Basehart’s most acclaimed screen performances.

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instanceOf directorial debut film
film
basedOn play "Time Limit"
basedOnWorkBy Henry Denker
Ralph Berkey
character Col. William Edwards
Maj. Harry Cargill
countryOfOrigin United States
director Karl Malden
distributor United Artists
format black-and-white film
genre courtroom drama
war drama
hasQuality psychological depth
hasTheme duty versus conscience
ethics of collaboration under duress
military justice
mainSubject Korean War court-martial
narrativeFocus moral ambiguity under enemy coercion
psychological pressure on prisoners of war
notableFor one of Richard Basehart’s most acclaimed screen performances
psychological depth
originalLanguage English
partOf American films of the 1950s
portrayedBy Richard Basehart
Richard Widmark
producer Karl Malden
productionCompany United Artists
publicationDate 1957
runtime 96 minutes
screenwriter Henry Denker
Ralph Berkey
setting Korean War
U.S. Army court-martial proceedings
starring Carl Benton Reid
Dolores Michaels
June Lockhart
Martin Balsam
Mickey Shaughnessy
Mildred Dunnock
Richard Basehart
Richard Widmark
Rip Torn
subgenre Korean War film
title Time Limit
yearOfRelease 1957

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