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The Executioner's Song

CrimeDrama
5.8·1982·2h 15m

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...

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Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Gary Mark Gilmore

Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Brenda Nicol

Rosanna Arquette

Rosanna Arquette

Nicole Baker

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Vern Damico

Steven Keats

Steven Keats

Larry Samuels

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Jordan Clarke

Johnny Nicol

Richard Venture

Richard Venture

Earl Dorius

Jenny Wright

Jenny Wright

April Baker

DIRECTOR

Lawrence Schiller

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.