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Life for Ruth (U.S. title: Walk in the Shadow) is a 1962 British drama film produced by Michael Relph directed by Basil Dearden and starring Michael Craig, Patrick McGoohan and Janet Munro. [2] Plot. John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die.
Steadfast in his religious faith, John Harris (Michael Craig) refuses to give an emergency blood transfusion to his ailing daughter, believing a higher power would cure her. Tragically, the child...
- Drama
- Michael Craig
- Basil Dearden
A father whose faith is based on Biblical literalism is put on trial for his daughter's death after he refuses to allow her to have a life-saving blood transfusion after a tragic accident. It's highly intelligent without being cerebral and at times moving.
- Basil Dearden
- Allied Film Makers
Reviews. Dec 31, 1961 11:00pm PT. Life for Ruth. First problem that confronts an honest working man (Michael Craig) occurs when his eight-year-old daughter and her next door playmate are...
Sep 2, 2023 · A father whose faith is based on Biblical literalism is put on trial for his daughter's death after he refuses to allow her to have a life-saving blood transfusion after a tragic accident. It's highly intelligent without being cerebral and at times moving.
This is a very unusual and compelling film, with an original script by Janet Green and John McCormick, focusing not so much on a 'social problem', as Dearden and Relph's previous films such as Victim and Sapphire did, but this time on an ethical problem - the life of a child over religious beliefs.
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Jul 2, 2022 · This review contains spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Because of his deeply held religious convictions, John Paul Harris (Michael Craig) refuses to allow a blood transfusion which would save the life of his beloved daughter Ruth (Lynn Taylor).