This article is about the 1961 film. For the song performed in this film, see Town Without Pity (song).
Town Without Pity
Original German theatrical release poster
Directed by
Gottfried Reinhardt
Screenplay by
George Hurdalek Jan Lustig [de] Silvia Reinhardt Dalton Trumbo (uncredited)
Based on
Das Urteil by Manfred Gregor
Produced by
Eberhard Meichsner Gottfried Reinhardt
Starring
Kirk Douglas Barbara Rütting Christine Kaufmann E. G. Marshall
Cinematography
Kurt Hasse
Edited by
Werner Preuss
Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin
Production company
Mirisch Company
Distributed by
Gloria Film United Artists
Release dates
March 24, 1961 (1961-03-24) (West Germany)
October 10, 1961 (1961-10-10) (United States)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
United States Switzerland West Germany
Languages
English German
Box office
$1.2 million[1]
Town Without Pity (German: Stadt ohne Mitleid) is a 1961 American/Swiss/West German international co-production drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt. Produced by The Mirisch Corporation, the film stars Kirk Douglas, Barbara Rütting, Christine Kaufmann, and E. G. Marshall.
The film was based on the 1960 novel Das Urteil (The Verdict) by German writer Gregor Dorfmeister, who wrote under the pen name Manfred Gregor. At Kirk Douglas' suggestion, the film was rewritten without credit by Dalton Trumbo.[2]
^"1961 Rentals and Potential". Variety. 10 Jan 1961. p. 58.
^p. 136 Mirisch, Walter I Thought We Were Making Movies, Not History University of Wisconsin Press, 2008
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