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"Tales from the Crypt" The Man Who Was Death (1989)
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"Tales from the Crypt" (1989)Original Air Date:
10 June 1989 (Season 1, Episode 1)Plot:
After the death penalty is abolished, an executioner continues his former job through freelancing... | add synopsisUser Comments:
Guess Who Won't Be Pulling' the Switch This Time moreCast
(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | William Sadler | ... | Niles Talbot (as Bill Sadler) |
 | J.W. Smith | ... | Charley Ledbetter |
| Roy Brocksmith | ... | Vic |
| David Wohl | ... | Warden Havers |
| Gerrit Graham | ... | Theodore Carne |
 | Dani Minnick | ... | Cynthia Baldwin |
 | Tony Abatemarco | ... | Detective |
 | Mimi Kennedy | ... | Distraught Woman |
| Robert Winley | ... | Jimmy Flood |
 | Eve Brent | ... | Judge #1 |
| Edgar Small | ... | Judge #2 |
| Mark Lowenthal | ... | District Attorney |
| F.J. O'Neil | ... | Priest |
| Raymond O'Conner | ... | Jury Foreman |
| Jennifer Evans | ... | Newscaster #1 (as M. Jennifer Evans) |
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Tales from the Crypt, season one, begins with a bang...or a jolt,as it were.
The Man Who Was Death features William Sadler as Niles Talbot, a seasoned executioner who is out of a job when the death penalty is abolished. Angered that all the injustice in the city, Niles takes to the streets and begins to give criminal scum their just desserts...but will it ultimately be Niles who will be judged.
The episode is flawless, a masterpiece of anthology. In a rarity, the main character breaks the fourth wall and talks directly to the audience the entire time. It also has a nice noir-feel to it.