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The Executioner's Song (1982)

TV Movie  -  UNRATED 136 min  -  Biography | Crime | Drama
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The story of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who lobbied for his own execution.

Director:

Lawrence Schiller

Writers:

Norman Mailer (book), Norman Mailer (screenplay)

Stars:

Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti and Rosanna Arquette
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The Executioner's Song -- Clip: Gary refuses all appeals and asks to be executed by firing squad
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tommy Lee Jones ...
Gary Mark Gilmore
Christine Lahti ...
Brenda Nicol
Rosanna Arquette ...
Nicole Baker
Eli Wallach ...
Uncle Vern Damico
Steven Keats Steven Keats ...
Larry Samuels
Jordan Clarke Jordan Clarke ...
Johnny Nicol
Richard Venture Richard Venture ...
Earl Dorius
Jenny Wright Jenny Wright ...
April Baker
Walter Olkewicz Walter Olkewicz ...
Pete Galovan
Michael LeClair Michael LeClair ...
Rikki Wood
Pat Corley Pat Corley ...
Val Conlan
Mary Ethel Gregory Mary Ethel Gregory ...
Ida Damico
John Dennis Johnston ...
Jimmy Poker-Game
Norris Mailer Norris Mailer ...
Lu-Ann (as Norris Church)
Kenneth O'Brien Kenneth O'Brien ...
Spencer McGrath
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Based on the true story of murderer Gary Mark Gilmore, spanning the last nine months of his life (May 1976-January 1977) in which at age 35, after being released for serving a long prison term in Utah for armed robbery, the unstable Gilmore murdered two men in two seperate and senseless robberies in which after a brief public trial in October, he was sentenced to death by firing squad which drew a lot of media attention when Gilmore insisted that his execution be carried out and he became the first man to be executed in the USA since the government reinstated the death penalty in 1976. Written by Matthew Patay  

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

Orem, Utah, USA See more »

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Mono

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Color

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1.33 : 1
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Trivia

According to director Lawrence Schiller, Debra Winger was strongly favored for Nicole Baker but was turned down after being considered "too urban" for the role. Tatum O'Neal also read for the role. See more »

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Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.148" (2012) See more »