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.
Title | A Covenant with Death |
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Year | 1967 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | William Conrad Productions |
Cast | George Maharis, Earl Holliman, Laura Devon, Katy Jurado, Gene Hackman, Arthur O'Connell |
Crew | Lamont Johnson (Director), Stephen Becker (Novel), Lawrence B. Marcus (Writer), Saul Levitt (Writer) |
Keyword | judge, death sentence, capital punishment, justice, bordertown, mexican american, miscarriage of justice, murder trial, 1920s, unfaithful wife, mob justice, unjust conviction, mockery of justice, rural south, husband murders wife, circumstantial evidence |
Release | Feb 15, 1967 |
Runtime | 97 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.00 / 10 by 11 users |