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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
90min.
Distributor(s):
J. Arthur Rank Productions, Walter Reade-Sterling
Director(s):
Basil Dearden
Starring:
Michael Craig , Patrick McGoohan , Janet Munro , Paul Rogers , Megs Jenkins
Themes:
Crisis of Conscience,Death of a Child
Tone:
Tearjerking,Tense,Visceral
Keywords:
God,Judaism,accident,blood,boating,conscience,conviction,court [law],courtroom,daughter,death,decision,disease,doctor/nurse,drowning,ethics,faith,family-illness,father,girl,guilt,health-care,hospital,husband,injustice,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
Language:
English