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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.
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.
Life for Ruth is a 1962 British drama film produced by Michael Relph directed by Basil Dearden and starring Michael Craig, Patrick McGoohan and Janet Munro.
1h 33m. 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. Director. Basil Dearden. Starring.
Life for Ruth is a 1962 British drama film produced by Michael Relph directed by Basil Dearden and starring Michael Craig, Patrick McGoohan and Janet Munro.
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.
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Doctor Brown is determined to seek justice for what he sees as the needless death of a young girl. 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 ...
