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Town Without Pity

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Town Without Pity (1961)

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Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Major Steve Garrett (Kirk Douglas) is given one of the biggest challenges of his career: defending four American GIs who gang raped a young German girl (Christine Kaufmann) while stationed in... Major Steve Garrett (Kirk Douglas) is given one of the biggest challenges of his career: defending four American GIs who gang raped a young German girl (Christine Kaufmann) while stationed in Neustadt during World War II. The only way he can possibly defend the actions of his client is too completely discredit the girl's reputation on the stands. A disturbing, provocative tale with a shocking ending. [More]

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Barbara Rutting, Christine Kaufmann, E.G. Marshall

Starring: Kirk Douglas, Barbara Rutting, Christine Kaufmann, E.G. Marshall, Ingrid Van Bergen, Robert Blake, Richard Jaeckel, Frank Sutton, Alan Gifford

Director: Gottfried Reinhardt

Director: Gottfried Reinhardt
Screenwriter: Erwin C. Dietrich
Producer: Gottfried Reinhardt
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin

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A grim courtroom drama about a shocking gang rape.

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Moralmente complexo, o filme analisa a estigmatização das vítimas de estupro e conta com uma atuação brilhante de Douglas como um homem torturado por seus deveres.

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December 11, 2008: Further Reading: Remember the Song, Remember Town Without Pity?
Town Without Pity, a little-remembered 1961 courtroom drama with Kirk Douglas, inspired a much more familiar song of the same name. But what of the movie asks Kim Newman. More...

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