Summary
Life for Ruth is a British film first released in 1962,
directed by Basil Dearden.
The film stars Michael Craig, Patrick McGoohan, Janet Munro, Paul Rogers and Malcolm Keen.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Basil Dearden
- Script: Janet Green, James McCormick
- Photo: Otto Heller
- Music: William Alwyn
- Cast: Michael Craig (John Harris), Patrick McGoohan (Doctor Brown), Janet Munro (Pat Harris), Paul Rogers (Hart Jacobs), Malcolm Keen (Mr. Harris Sr), Megs Jenkins (Mrs. Gordon), Michael Bryant (John’s counsel), Leslie Sands (Clyde), Norman Wooland (Counsel for the Crown), John Barrie (Mr. Gordon), Walter Hudd (Judge), Michael Aldridge (Harvard), Basil Dignam (Mapleton), Maureen Pryor (Teddy’s mother), Kenneth J. Warren (Sergeant Finley), Ellen McIntosh (Duty sister), Frank Finlay (Teddy’s father), John Welsh (Marshall), Maurice Colbourne (Vicar), Freddy Ramsey (Teddy), Lynn Taylor (Ruth), Brian Wilde (Newspaper Photographer)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 93 min; B&W
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