A Covenant with Death

A Covenant with Death

97 mins | Drama | Feb. 15, 1967

An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he accidentally kills his executioner. He now faces a new trial, presided over by a young and inexperienced judge.

A Covenant with Death

97 mins | Drama | Feb. 15, 1967

A Covenant with Death
An innocent man is found guilty of murder and sentenced to death, but as he's about to be hanged he accidentally kills his executioner. He now faces a new trial, presided over by a young and inexperienced judge.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers William Conrad Productions
Original title A Covenant with Death
Directors Lamont Johnson
Writers Stephen Becker, Saul Levitt, Lawrence B. Marcus

Cast

George Maharis

as Ben Lewis

Earl Holliman

as Brian Talbot

Laura Devon

as Rosemary Berquist

Katy Jurado

as Eulalia Lewis

Gene Hackman

as Harmsworth

Arthur O'Connell

as Hockstadter

Sidney Blackmer

as Col. Oates

John Anderson

as Dietrich

Whit Bissell

as Bruce Donnelly

Kent Smith

as Oliver Parmalee

Paul Birch

as Governor

Emilio Fernández

as Ignacio

Wende Wagner

as Rafaela

Al Bain

as Trial Spectator (uncredited)