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A Covenant with Death

The bristling best seller comes to angry life.
Feb 15, 1967 · 1h 37m
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Drama

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An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he accidentally kills his executioner. He now faces a new trial, presided over by a young and inexperienced judge.

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CAST

George Maharis
Ben Lewis
Earl Holliman
Brian Talbot
Laura Devon
Rosemary Berquist
Katy Jurado
Eulalia Lewis
Gene Hackman
Harmsworth
Arthur O'Connell
Judge Hockstadter
Sidney Blackmer
Col. Oates
John Anderson
Dietrich
Directed by Lamont Johnson

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
William Conrad Productions
Country
US

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