Search a film or person :
FacebookConnectionRegistration
Home > All films > Films Drama > Sentenced for Life
Sentenced for Life is a British film of genre Drama directed by Max Varnel with Basil Dignam

Sentenced for Life (1960)

Sentenced for Life
If you like this film, let us know!
Length 1h4
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Crime
Rating64% 3.2028853.2028853.2028853.2028853.202885

Sentenced for Life is a low budget 1960 British crime film.

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Basil Dignam

(Ralph Thompson)Jack Gwillim

(John Richards)Francis Matthews

(Jim Richards)Nyree Dawn Porter

(Betty Martin)
Trailer of Sentenced for Life

Bluray, DVD

Streaming / VOD

Source : Wikidata

Comments


Leave comment :

Suggestions of similar film to Sentenced for Life

There are 29 films with the same actors, 17 films with the same director, 66894 with the same cinematographic genres (including 8650 with exactly the same 2 genres than Sentenced for Life), to have finally 70 suggestions of similar films.

If you liked Sentenced for Life, you will probably like those similar films :
A Woman Possessed
A Woman Possessed (1958)
, 1h8
Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Margaretta Scott, Francis Matthews, Kay Callard, Alison Leggatt, Jan Holden, Ian Fleming
Rating56% 2.816942.816942.816942.816942.81694
John Winthrop, an English doctor, returns from a trip to America with his new fiancee, Ann. He is met with disapproval from his wealthy, domineering mother, Katherine, who is vocal in her dislike of Ann. On discovering Ann has a heart condition, Katherine insists the couple move in with her. One day the mother accidentally gives her daughter-in-law the wrong medication and Ann nearly dies. Fortunately, the doctor saves his wife; but then accuses his mother of attempted murder. In the end, it turns out Emma the maid was responsible for accidentally switching the pills, and with the crisis over, mother, son and daughter-in-law realise they must settle the differences between them.
Enter Inspector Duval
Enter Inspector Duval (1961)

Directed by Max Varnel
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Anton Diffring, Diane Hart, Mark Singleton
Rating53% 2.6587052.6587052.6587052.6587052.658705
A French policeman, Inspector Duval, is brought to London to help his British colleagues crack a case. It was based on a story by Jacques Monteux.
The Child and the Killer
The Child and the Killer (1959)
, 1h5
Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Robert Arden, Richard Williams, Patricia Driscoll, Robert Raglan
Rating47% 2.368262.368262.368262.368262.36826
Joe, a US army officer, is on the run after committing murder. He invades the home of the widowed Peggy, and orders her son Tommy at gunpoint to guide him through the backwaters of the English countryside to safety. But he reckons without U.S. army Captain Mather, who is in love with Tommy's mother.
Part-Time Wife
Part-Time Wife (1961)
, 1h10
Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Anton Rodgers, Nyree Dawn Porter, Mark Singleton
Rating54% 2.7044552.7044552.7044552.7044552.704455
Footloose and fancy-free bachelor Drew needs to find a wife to impress a visiting rich uncle. The uncle has made it clear Drew will only inherit his business when he's married and respectable. Drew's friends Tom and Jenny agree to help him out by allowing Jenny to pose as his wife. Tom is a struggling insurance salesman, and Drew promises him a big insurance deal to add incentive. Farcical complications ensue.
The Silent Invasion
The Silent Invasion (1962)
, 1h10
Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Actors Eric Flynn, Petra Davies, Francis De Wolff, Martin Benson, Noël Dyson, André Maranne
Rating47% 2.378012.378012.378012.378012.37801
During WW II, a German garrison is stationed in the small French town of Mereux. French local Maria falls in love with Nazi captain Eric Von Strafen. However, the romance comes to an abrupt end when her brother, a saboteur working for the Resistance, is killed. Maria now vows to exact revenge and to help the French Resistance any way she can.
The Great Van Robbery
The Great Van Robbery (1959)
, 1h11
Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Denis Shaw, Kay Callard, Philip Saville, Guido Lorraine, Julian Orchard, Robert Raglan
Rating58% 2.906982.906982.906982.906982.90698
Scotland Yard teams up with Interpol to discover the origins of stolen money in a private bank account in Rio de Janeiro. Assigning their best detective Caesar Smith to the case, the money is soon traced to a robbery from a Royal Mint van. Investigations lead to a coffee storehouse where a worker is found murdered and the remaining loot discovered.
Moment of Indiscretion
Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
, 1h11
Directed by Max Varnel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Ronald Howard, Lana Morris, John Van Eyssen, John Witty, Denis Shaw, Ann Lynn
Rating59% 2.9588252.9588252.9588252.9588252.958825
Janet Miller is accused of murder when the mistress of her ex-fiance is found stabbed. Janet's handkerchief has been discovered at the crime scene, and she is cagey about her whereabouts on the night in question. It turns out she was a witness to the murder, but has her own reasons for keeping quiet. Her lawyer husband John leaps to her defence and attempts to track down the real killer.