Time Limit (1. 95. Rotten Tomatoes. A to- the- point adaptation of an overly cerebral stage play by Ralph Berkey, Time Limit was the only film directed by character actor Karl Malden. The story involves a US army major (Richard Basehart), on trial for collaborating with the enemy during his imprisonment in North Korea. The case seems open and shut; not only are 1. POWS willing to testify for the prosecution, but the major himself admits his guilt. Army investigator attorney Richard Widmark suspects there's more to the story than anyone is letting on. Conducting a private probe, Widmark discovers that Basehart had agreed to cooperate with the enemy to keep his men from being executed- -but only after another American soldier, whose name Basehart wishes to protect, had revealed the POW's escape plans while under torture. Rating: NRGenre: Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama. Directed By: Written By: In Theaters: Oct 2. On DVD: May 1. 1, 2. Runtime. 9. 6 minutes.
Time Limit is a 1957 legal drama film directed by Karl Malden, his only directing credit. In his autobiography, Malden stated that he 'preferred being a. Time Limit is a 1957 legal drama film directed by Karl Malden, based on the Broadway play of the same name written by Henry Denker and Ralph Berkey.
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