Deadline
2004
- Kirsten Johnson,Katy Chevigny
- 1h 30m
- October 5, 2004 · United States of America
Overview
In 2000, Illinois Gov. George Ryan ordered a moratorium on the death penalty after university students uncovered new evidence proving the innocence of 13 men on death row. This documentary follows the hearings held by a panel Ryan appointed to study the issue and interviews activists, scholars and prisoners, while examining the history of the American death penalty. As Ryan's time in office comes to an end, he must decide what steps to take to reform the judicial system.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 5, 2004
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Big Mouth Productions
- Cast
- Mamie Till Mobley,George W. Bush,John Chancellor,Richard Nixon,Anthony Amsterdam,Jeanne Bishop,Scott Turow,Bryan Stevenson
- Director
- Kirsten Johnson,Katy Chevigny
- Writer
- Charles Olivier
- Cinematography
- Kirsten Johnson
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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