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The Executioner's Song (1982)
Directed by 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.
Rated NR | Length 135 minutes
Actors
Tommy Lee Jones | Christine Lahti | Rosanna Arquette | Eli Wallach | Steven Keats | Jordan Clarke | Richard Venture | Jenny Wright | Kenneth O'Brien | John Dennis Johnston | Mary Ethel Gregory | Pat Corley | Michael LeClair | Walter Olkewicz | Jim Youngs | Grace Zabriskie | John Chappell | Rance Howard | Charles Cyphers | Ray Girardin | Bruce Newbold | Robert Boon