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Deadline (2004)
Directed by Kirsten Johnson, Katy Chevigny
Overview
In 2000, Illinois Gov. George Ryan ordered a moratorium on the death penalty after university students uncovered new evidence proving the innocence of 13 men on death row. This documentary follows the hearings held by a panel Ryan appointed to study the issue and interviews activists, scholars and prisoners, while examining the history of the American death penalty. As Ryan’s time in office comes to an end, he must decide what steps to take to reform the judicial system.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Anthony Amsterdam | George W. Bush | John Chancellor | Mamie Till Mobley | Richard Nixon | Bryan Stevenson | Scott Turow | Jeanne Bishop