A Covenant with Death

1967

1h 37m

4.7

4.7/10

12 votes • View on IMDb

Drama

"The bristling best seller comes to angry life."

Overview

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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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

William Conrad Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

judge death sentence capital punishment justice border town mexican american miscarriage of justice murder trial 1920s unfaithful wife mob justice unjust conviction rural south husband murders wife circumstantial evidence

Quick Facts

Release Date	February 15, 1967
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0061525

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

Whit Bissell

Bruce Donnelly

Kent Smith

Oliver Parmalee

Paul Birch

Governor

Emilio Fernández

Ignacio

Key Crew

Lamont Johnson

Director

Saul Levitt

Writer

Lawrence B. Marcus