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The Executioner's Song (1982)

The Executioner's Song (1982)

Drama Crime

The story of two people who fell in love.....and kept on falling.

Release Date: 1982, September 10
Directors: Lawrence Schiller
Countries: United States of America
Production: Film Communications Inc., Film Communications Inc.
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach, Tommy Lee Jones, Charles Cyphers, Rance Howard, Grace Zabriskie, Richard Venture, Kenneth O'Brien, John Dennis Johnston, Jim Youngs, Mary Ethel Gregory, Walter Olkewicz

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.

Keywords:

biography murder death row capital punishment suicide attempt execution utah