Town Without Pity (1961)

Directed by

Gottfried Reinhardt

Genre

drama film, crime film, trial film

Country

Germany, Switzerland, United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Four American soldiers in a small German town are charged with raping a local girl. A military attorney defends them while dealing with the hostile local community.

tenseemotionalthoughtfulgrimsomberslow-burnserious

What happens

Town Without Pity (German: Stadt ohne Mitleid) is a 1961 American/Swiss/West German international co-production drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt. Produced by The Mirisch Corporation, the film stars Kirk Douglas, Barbara Rütting, Christine Kaufmann, and E. G. Marshall. The film was based on the 1960 novel Das Urteil (The Verdict) by German writer Gregor Dorfmeister, who wrote under the pen name Manfred Gregor. At Kirk Douglas' suggestion, the film was rewritten without credit by Dalton Trumbo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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