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A Covenant with Death

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A Covenant with Death

The bristling best seller comes to angry life.

4.7

1h 37m

1967

“The bristling best seller comes to angry life.”

Synopsis

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.

Director

Lamont Johnson

Trailer

Drama

judgedeath sentencecapital punishmentjusticeborder townmexican americanmiscarriage of justicemurder trial1920sunfaithful wifemob justiceunjust conviction

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Cast & Crew

George Maharis

George Maharis

as Ben Lewis

Earl Holliman

Earl Holliman

as Brian Talbot

Laura Devon

Laura Devon

as Rosemary Berquist

Katy Jurado

Katy Jurado

as Eulalia Lewis

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

as Harmsworth

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

as Judge Hockstadter

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

as Col. Oates

John Anderson

John Anderson

as Dietrich

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

as Bruce Donnelly

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