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The Deadly Tower
19751h 40mNo ratings yet
- Action
- Drama
- Thriller
- TV Movie
Overview
The real-life story of Charles Whitman's deadly shooting spree at the University of Texas is retold. In August 1966, after killing his wife and mother, Whitman climbed to the top of the school's tower and opened fire on passers-by, killing 13 and wounding many others.
Keywords
- texas
- based on true story
- sniper
- university
- tower
- mass shooting
- sniper rifle
- austin
- austin, texas
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 18, 1975
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- MGM Television
- Cast
- Richard Yniguez,Ned Beatty,Roger Manning,Gilbert Roland,Alan Vint,Pernell Roberts,Clifton James,Maria Elena Cordero,Kurt Russell,Pepe Sernaand 4 more
- Director
- Jerry Jameson
- Producer
- Antonio Calderon,Richard Caffey
- Cinematography
- Matthew F. Leonetti
- Music
- Don Ellis
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0072852