Town Without Pity
Town Without Pity is a 1961 American and West German co-produced film drama starring Kirk Douglas, directed by Gottfried Reinhardt.
It is also the name of a song from that movie, performed by Gene Pitney and covered by many other musicians, including Ronnie Montrose. The film’s score is by Dimitri Tiomkin
Plot summary
Four American soldiers are accused of raping a girl from a German village. Major Steve Garrett is assigned to defend them. During the investigation of the trial, Garrett learns the truth of the girl’s family’s relationship with the other residents of the village. While he faces his own guilt at having to destroy the girl’s credibility on the stand, he must also deal with the knowledge that should he fail, the four soldiers will be executed.
Cast
- Kirk Douglas as Major Garrett
- Christine Kaufmann as Karin Steinhof
- E. G. Marshall as Col. Pakenham
- Hans Nielsen as Karl Steinhof
- Robert Blake as Cpl. Jim Larkin
- Richard Jaeckel as Cpl. Birdwell Scott
- Frank Sutton as Sgt. Chuck Snyder
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Once upon a time Hollywood made movies for ADULTS.
reminds me of “High Noon”