Sentenced for Life (1960 film)
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Director Max Varnel Music director Tony Crombie, Albert Elms Country United Kingdom | 6.4/10 IMDb Genre Crime Fiction Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1960 Writer Mark Grantham, Eldon Howard Cast Francis Matthews (Jim Richards), Jack Gwillim (John Richards), Jill Williams (Sue Thompson), Basil Dignam (Ralph Thompson), Nyree Dawn Porter (Betty Martin), Lorraine Clewes (Mrs. Richards)Similar movies The Depraved (1957), A Woman of Mystery (1958), The Great Van Robbery (1959), Operation Murder (1957), Part-Time Wife (1961) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sentenced for Life is a low budget 1960 British crime film, directed by Max Varnel and starring Basil Dignam, Jack Gwillim, Francis Matthews, and Jill Williams.
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Plot
Engineer John Richards is wrongly accused of selling secrets to enemy agents, and receives a life sentence in prison. Richards suspects his ex-partner Ralph Thompson is responsible for framing him, and asks his son, Jim, a law student, to investigate.
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Critical reception
TV Guide called Sentenced for Life a "standard crime drama with a touch of espionage thrown in to spice up the incredibly bland stew", while Britmovie noted "you’ll struggle to stay awake whilst Francis Matthews attempts to resolve a miscarriage of justice."
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Sentenced for Life (1960 film) IMDb Sentenced for Life (1960 film) themoviedb.org