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Time Limit

1957 · 97 min Drama Mystery War
7.1 / 10 · TMDB

Colonel Edwards, a military investigator, is handed the case of Major Cargill, a Korean War POW accused of treason. Cargill's swift confession and the impatient pressure from Edwards' superiors to rush to a court martial only deepen the colonel's skepticism. Defying direct orders, he peels back the layers of the official narrative, uncovering a harrowing truth about the realities of captivity and the brutal compromises of survival that the military brass is desperate to bury.

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The film constructs a gripping duel not on a battlefield, but within the confines of an interrogation room, where the fight is over the very concept of truth. Edwards' investigation becomes a forensic examination of conscience under extreme duress.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound unease about the easy labels of hero and traitor. This is a stark, procedural drama that questions the cost of survival and the institutions built to judge it. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Karl Malden

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The sterile, pressurized silence of military offices, charged with dread and duty.

🎭 Cast

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Col. William Edwards

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Maj. Harry Cargill

Dolores Michaels

Dolores Michaels

Cpl. Jean Evans

June Lockhart

June Lockhart

Mrs. Cargill

Carl Benton Reid

Carl Benton Reid

Lt. Gen. J. Connors

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Sgt. Baker

Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Lt. George Miller

Khigh Dhiegh

Khigh Dhiegh

Col. Kim

Yale Wexler

Yale Wexler

Capt. Joe Connors

Alan Dexter

Alan Dexter

Mike

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