Life for Ruth

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Life for Ruth is a 1962 British drama film that explores moral and religious dilemmas surrounding a life-saving blood transfusion for a child.

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instanceOf British drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
alternativeTitle Walk in the Shadow ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
certificate BBFC A ⓘ
character Dr. Brown ⓘ
John Harris ⓘ
Ruth Harris ⓘ
cinematographer Otto Heller ⓘ
colorProcess black-and-white ⓘ
composer William Alwyn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Basil Dearden ⓘ
distributor Rank Organisation ⓘ
editor John D. Guthridge ⓘ
era 1960s British cinema ⓘ
filmingLocation United Kingdom ⓘ
genre drama film ⓘ
hasSubject blood transfusion ⓘ
duty of care ⓘ
freedom of religion ⓘ
parental rights ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme medical ethics ⓘ
moral dilemmas ⓘ
religious dilemmas ⓘ
medium theatrical film ⓘ
narrativeFocus conflict between religious conviction and legal responsibility ⓘ
notableFor serious treatment of religious and ethical issues in mainstream British film ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A father refuses a life‑saving blood transfusion for his daughter on religious grounds, leading to tragedy and a legal and moral battle. ⓘ
producer Michael Relph ⓘ
productionCompany Allied Film Makers ⓘ
releaseDate 1962-09-10 ⓘ
releaseYear 1962 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 93 ⓘ
screenplayBy Janet Green ⓘ
John Eldridge ⓘ
screenwriter Janet Green ⓘ
John Eldridge ⓘ
setting a coastal English town ⓘ
starredActor Janet Munro ⓘ
Michael Bryant ⓘ
Michael Craig ⓘ
Patrick McGoohan ⓘ
title Life for Ruth ⓘ

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Janet Munro → workedOn → Life for Ruth ⓘ
Life for Ruth → title → Life for Ruth ⓘ
Janet Munro → notableWork → Life for Ruth ⓘ
subject linked to: Janet Neilson Horsburgh