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Life for Ruth

7.0(12)19621h 33m1

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.

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English

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United Kingdom

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  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical6 Sept 1962

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Life for Ruth was released on 6 September 1962.

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    CinemaSerf

    6/22/2022

    7/10

    Michael Craig turns in a strong, emotional, performance in this thought provoking drama. He takes his young daughter and her friend from next door on a trip to the seaside. They get into some difficulties and though he ("Harris") manages to rescue both children, it is soon clear that his hospitalised daughter "Ruth" will need a blood transfusion if she is to survive. The doctor "Brown" (Patrick McGoohan) assumes that…

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