Life for Ruth
9 reviews
Drama
1h 33m
1962
John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent for a blood transfusion that would...
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John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent for a blood transfusion that would have saved her life. Doctor Brown is determined to seek justice for what he sees as the needless death of a young girl.
- DirectorBasil Dearden
- Release6 September 1962
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 33m
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- Revenue?
- Rate9 reviews
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Michael Craig
John Harris

Patrick McGoohan
Dr Brown

Janet Munro
Pat Harris

Paul Rogers
Hart Jacobs

Malcolm Keen
Mr Harris Sr

Megs Jenkins
Mrs Gordon

Michael Bryant
John's Counsel

Leslie Sands
Clyde

Norman Wooland
Counsel for the Crown

John Barrie
Mr Gordon

Walter Hudd
Judge

Michael Aldridge
Harvard

Basil Dignam
Mapleton

Frank Finlay
Teddy's Father

Kenneth J. Warren
Sergeant Finley

John Welsh
Marshall

Maurice Colbourne
Vicar

Brian Wilde
Newspaper Photographer

Frank Gatliff
Barrister

Alastair Hunter
Jury Foreman

Philip Ray
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