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An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge (1962) More at IMDbPro »La rivière du hibou (original title)

A Civil War civilian is to be executed by hanging, but when the plank is kicked away, instead of breaking his neck, he manages to miraculously escape unscathed or did he? Written by Jonah Falcon <jonahnynla@mindspring.com>

A Southern planter is about to be hanged for sabotage during the Civil War; when he is dropped off the bridge the rope breaks and he flees for his safety amid bullets and shots from a cannon. In this wonderful adaptation of Ambrose Bierce's short story, the depths of a condemned man's mind are probed. What does go through one's mind moments before death? Written by Michael Romick

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