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Town Without Pity (1961)

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Gene Pitney's hit title song for this courtroom drama became a bigger and more enduring success than the film in which it was repeatedly sung. The story takes place in postwar Germany in the village of Neustadt. A group of four drunken American soldiers come upon a teenage girl, Karin Steinhof (Christine Kaufmann), in the woods outside town. She had been trying to seduce her boyfriend, Frank Borgmann (Gerhart Lippert), but the inexperienced young man got flustered and left. The soldiers take

Feb 5, 2002

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If it had more going for it than [Kirk] Douglas's electrifying performance ... I'd recommend it

December 31, 2009 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | Comment

A grim courtroom drama about a shocking gang rape.

February 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Moralmente complexo, o filme analisa a estigmatização das vítimas de estupro e conta com uma atuação brilhante de Douglas como um homem torturado por seus deveres.

February 27, 2004 Comment
Cinema em Cena
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Audience Reviews for Town Without Pity

Courtroom drama at its very best. Strong acting by Kirk Douglas, Edward G. Marshall make this an intriguing look into post war Germany. The U.S. Army has a problem. Some of its highly decorated soldiers go on a drunk spree into town and on thier way back find two lovers. Robert Blake, young and at the start of his

November 2, 2010
Monsieur Rick
rick blaine

I once saw this movie on television. It's ok at best. Good acting from Kirk Douglas, but the rest of the cast was lacking.

September 18, 2010
Jake D.
Jake Doss

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