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The Executioner's Song
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1982 film directed by Lawrence Schiller
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5.8In 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.
Released: 1982-09-10135 minDir: Lawrence SchillerCrime, Drama
Cast
- Tommy Lee Jones as Gary Mark Gilmore
- Christine Lahti as Brenda Nicol
- Rosanna Arquette as Nicole Baker
- Eli Wallach as Vern Damico
- Steven Keats as Larry Samuels
- Jordan Clarke as Johnny Nicol
Themes
- suicide attempt
- utah
- death row
- biography
- murder
- capital punishment
- execution
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- The Executioner's Song
- Main subject
- capital punishment
- Director
- Lawrence Schiller
- Screenwriter
- Norman Mailer
- Cast member
- Eli Wallach
- Cinematographer
- Freddie Francis
- Narrative location
- Utah
- Duration
- 157
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- has characteristic
- film adaptation
- publication date
- 1982-01-01
- title
- The Executioner's Song
- after a work by
- Norman Mailer
- original broadcaster
- NBC
- distributed by
- NBC
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