Condemned to Life (1962)
Directed by Basil Dearden
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Drama, Religious Drama |
Run Time - 62 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Tana Hobart
Religion and medical ethics clash in this provocative drama that tells the story of a man prosecuted by the system because he refused to grant his dying daughter badly needed blood transfusions because he had faith that God would miraculously heal her. Unfortunately, the girl dies and now, in addition to dealing with the courts, angry doctors and an embittered wife (who had finally caved-in and signed the papers too late), he must also wrestle with his own conflicting feelings.
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injustice, accident, blood, boating, conscience, conviction, court [law], courtroom, daughter, death, decision, disease, doctor/nurse, drowning, ethics, faith, family-illness, father, girl, God, guilt, health-care, hospital, husband, Judaism, lawyer, life, love, man, manslaughter, marriage, medical-profession, medical-system, medical-treatment, parent, prosecutor, questioning [police interrogation], religion, suicide, terminal-illness, transfusion, trial [courtroom], volunteer
