---
title: 'Time Limit (1957)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Karl Malden'
released: '1957-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/time-limit-1957'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051083/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Time Limit (1957)

1957 · 96 min · Drama, War · United States


## Synopsis

Time Limit is a 1957 American legal drama film directed by Karl Malden, based on the 1956 Broadway play of the same name by Henry Denker and Ralph Berkey. The film is Malden's only directing credit; in his autobiography, Malden stated that he "preferred being a good actor to being a fairly good director."

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark), [William H. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-reynolds)
- **Director:** [Karl Malden](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-malden)
- **Screenplay:** [Henry Denker](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-denker)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fred Steiner](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-steiner)
- **Editor:** [William H. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-reynolds)
- **Director of Photography:** [Sam Leavitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-leavitt)

## Cast

- [Carl Benton Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-benton-reid)
- [Rip Torn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rip-torn)
- [June Lockhart](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-lockhart)
- [Dolores Michaels](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolores-michaels)
- [Richard Basehart](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-basehart)
- [Martin Balsam](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-balsam)
- [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark)

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