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Life for Ruth

Life for Ruth

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 6, 1962

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Drama

User Score

62%

Original Title

Life for Ruth

Production Companies

Allied Film Makers

Director

Basil Dearden

Description

John Harris finds himself ostracized and placed on trial for allowing his daughter Ruth to die. His religious beliefs forbade him to give consent for a blood transfusion that would have saved her life. Doctor Brown is determined to seek justice for what he sees as the needless death of a young girl.