Time Limit (film)

Time Limit
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKarl Malden
Screenplay byHenry Denker
Based onTime Limit
1956 play
by Henry Denker
Ralph Berkey
Produced byRichard Widmark
William H. Reynolds
StarringRichard Widmark
Richard Basehart
CinematographySam Leavitt
Edited byAaron Stell
Music byFred Steiner
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • October 23, 1957 (1957-10-23)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Korean
Box office$1.25 million (US rentals)[1]

Time Limit is a 1957 American legal drama film directed by Karl Malden, based on the 1956 Broadway play of the same name by Henry Denker and Ralph Berkey. The film is Malden's only directing credit; in his autobiography, Malden stated that he "preferred being a good actor to being a fairly good director."

Richard Widmark co-produced the film and stars alongside Richard Basehart, who was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actor for his performance.

  1. ^ "Top Grosses of 1957", Variety, 8 January 1958: 30