A Covenant with Death
1967 · 1h 37m · Drama · United States of America
The bristling best seller comes to angry life.
An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he accidentally kills his executioner. He now faces a new trial, presided over by a young and inexperienced judge.
Directed by
Lamont JohnsonBased on the novel by
Stephen Becker5.9Smart score
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1920sborder towncapital punishmentcircumstantial evidencedeath sentencehusband murders wifejudgejusticemexican americanmiscarriage of justicemob justicemurder trialrural southunfaithful wifeunjust conviction
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