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The Cruel Necessity(1962)

August 3, 19621h 15m

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Overview

A story of choices leading to redemption or further from it, set against a backdrop of human nature and societal constraints.

Director: Peter Dews
Writers: David Lytton

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Patrick Wymark
Oliver Cromwell
Noel Johnson
Sir Thomas Herbert
Julian Glover
Colonel Tomlinson
Maurice Colbourne
Bishop Juxon

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Status: Released
Original title: The Cruel Necessity
Original language: English
Production: BBC

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