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Tales from the Crypt: Season 1, Episode 1The Man Who Was Death (10 Jun. 1989)After the death penalty is abolished, an executioner continues his former job through freelancing... Director:Walter Hill |
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Cast
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Niles Talbot
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J.W. Smith | ... |
Charley Ledbetter
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Roy Brocksmith | ... |
Vic
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David Wohl | ... |
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Theodore Carne
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Dani Minnick | ... |
Cynthia Baldwin
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Detective
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Distraught Woman
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Robert Winley | ... |
Jimmy Flood
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Edgar Small | ... |
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Mark Lowenthal | ... |
District Attorney
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F.J. O'Neil | ... |
Priest
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Jury Foreman
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Jennifer Evans | ... |
Newscaster #1
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After working for two years in the electric workshop of a penitentiary, the electrician Niles Talbot has been promoted to executioner, operating an electric chair, and he appreciates his job. When the death penalty is abolished in his state, Niles loses his job. But he decides to become a vigilante, punishing criminals that are released by justice system. Until the day that the death penalty is implemented again in the state. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Plot Keywords:
executioner | nude woman murdered | nudity | electrocution | woman electrocuted |Parents Guide:
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Walter Hill agreed to give William Sadler the lead only if he vowed to perform it exactly as he had for the audition. See more »Quotes
Niles Talbot: [talking about the electric chair] They say the electric current's so fast that the brain gets cooked just as soon as the switch is thrown... prisoner never feels a thing. Boy, I'd hate to think that was true.See more »
After working for two years in the electric workshop of a penitentiary, the electrician Niles Talbot (Bill Sadler) has been promoted to executioner, operating an electric chair, and he appreciates his job. When the death penalty is abolished in his state, Niles loses his job. But he decides to become a vigilante, punishing criminals that are released by justice system. Until the day that the death penalty is implemented again in the state.
"The Man Who Was Death" is the first episode of Tales from the Crypt in the beginning of one of the best television shows ever. Directed and co-written by Walter Hill and with the music score of Ry Cooder, the story has an excellent screenplay and great performance of William 'Bill'Sadler. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "The Man Who Was Death"