Time Limit
Watch TrailerColonel 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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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1957 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, War |
| Director | Karl Malden |
| Runtime | 97 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.1/10 (24 votes) |
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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.
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