A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death (1967)

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.

Erscheinungsdatum
1967-02-15
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (13)
Laufzeit
1 Std. 37 Min.
Genres
Drama
Regie
Lamont Johnson

Besetzung

Wissenswertes

A Covenant with Death is a 1967 American legal drama film directed by Lamont Johnson, with a screenplay by Lawrence B. Marcus and Saul Levitt based on the 1964 Book of the Month novel of the same title by Stephen Becker. The film stars George Maharis, Laura Devon, Katy Jurado and Earl Holliman.

Production

In early 1966, Stephen Becker's novel "A Covenant with Death" was assigned to William Conrad's new production company within Warner Bros. for adaptation to the screen, along with An American Dream by Norman Mailer and Speak Not Evil by Edwin Lanham.

Filming began in May 1966 with six days of shooting on location in New Mexico followed by six weeks of interior filming at the Warner Bros. studios. Most of the New Mexico filming occurred at a historic ranch near the Black Mesa, north of Santa Fe. Approximately 70 local extras were employed as well as more than 50 Indians from the San Ildefonso Pueblo.

Katy Jurado gained 25 pounds for her role and entered a hospital as soon as filming wrapped in order to lose the weight.

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