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Plot

In this confusing drama, the IRA, intrigue, psychiatric analysis, and a young man framed for murder are thrown together in a series of events that were perhaps originally intended to highlight the psychological aspects of the case under study. One night, eighteen-year-old Harry Jukes (British rock 'n roller Adam Faith in his first dramatic role) is driving down a deserted country road when he gets a flat tire. A policeman stops to help him out when a truck drives by, and the next thing Harry knows, the policeman is lying dead on the road and Harry is literally holding a smoking gun in his hand. From there to his arrest and trial is a brief hop, skip, and then a jump into prison to await his execution. His lawyer thinks he did it, but his psychiatrist (Anne Baxter) disagrees -- and sets out to prove she is right.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
116min.
Distributor(s):
British Lion Films, Columbia Pictures
Director(s):
Leslie Norman
Starring:
Anne Baxter , Donald Sinden , Adam Faith , David Kerman , Frank Jarvis
Keywords:
car,cop-killer,criminal,death,faith,false-accusation,flashback,friendship,help,imprisonment,innocence,investigation,killing,lawyer,murder,police,prison,psychiatry,robbery,running,shock,smuggling,teenagers,truck,visit,weapons,wife,wound [injury]