The Executioner's Song
1982
The story of two people who fell in love.....and kept on falling.
- Lawrence Schiller
- 2h 15m
- September 10, 1982 · United States of America
Overview
In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. As their relationship quickly deteriorates, Gary goes on a murderous rampage, leaving two dead. During his trial, he demands capital punishment; a media circus ensues and outsiders look to profit from his story.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 10, 1982
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Film Communications Inc.
- Cast
- Tommy Lee Jones,Christine Lahti,Rosanna Arquette,Eli Wallach,Steven Keats,Jordan Clarke,Richard Venture,Jenny Wright,Kenneth O'Brien,John Dennis Johnstonand 12 more
- Director
- Lawrence Schiller
- Writer
- Norman Mailer
- Cinematography
- Freddie Francis
- Music
- John Cacavas
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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