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Why Must I Die? (1960)

Why Must I Die? poster
Original title
Why Must I Die
Directed by
Roy Del Ruth
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is accused of murder and faces the death penalty. The story follows her struggle to prove her innocence before it is too late.

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What happens

Why Must I Die? is a 1960 American crime drama film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring Terry Moore and Debra Paget. It was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with The Jailbreakers. This was Del Ruth's final film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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