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Within a small Southwestern town on the Mexican border in 1923 America, a promiscuous, married woman is found dead in her bedroom. Her grieving, jealous and widely disliked husband Bryan Talbot is convicted of her murder and sentenced to hang on purely circumstantial evidence.
A 1967 drama film based on a novel by Stephen Becker, about a judge who tries to save a wrongly convicted murderer from execution. The film features George Maharis, Laura Devon, Katy Jurado, Gene Hackman and others, and was directed by Lamont Johnson.
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- Lamont Johnson
- 1969-01-23
A lawyer defends a convicted man who killed his hangman before being cleared of the earlier crime. Based on the novel by Stephen Becker, the film stars George Maharis, Ben Lewis and Laura Devon.
- Lamont Johnson, Gil Kissel
- George Maharis
A Covenant With Death. Stephen Becker. 4.07. 240 ratings53 reviews. Set in 1923 in the American southwest, a young judge has an enormous responsibility to make in a capital case where a man is charged with murdering his beautiful wife. The parallel plot is his inability to handle life, love, success. Great story.
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- Stephen Becker
A Covenant with Death is a 1967 crime drama film based on a novel by Lawrence B. Marcus. It features George Maharis, Laura Devon, Gene Hackman and Katy Jurado in the main roles.
A 1920s Mexican-American judge (George Maharis) presides over the trial of a man (Earl Holliman) accused of killing his wife.
- Mystery & Thriller
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.
