The Deadly Tower
Pegging off people one-by-one from a secluded vantage point is only heroic if they aren't on your side.
However, no one told that to the ex-military marksman in this drama.
In 1966, while studying at the University of Texas, Charles Whitman (Kurt Russell), a former Marine sharpshooter, decides to murder his mother and his wife.
Afterwards, he and a cache of arms and ammunition take up residency in the university's tower.
Fortified in the pylon, Whitman continues his killing spree on campus - taking co-eds into his crosshairs.
Meanwhile, the authorities (John Forsythe, Pernell Roberts, Ned Beatty, Clifton James) amass below, aching to take Whitman out.
The television movie account of one of American's worst mass murderers, The Deadly Tower features accomplished character actors and a pulse pounding, albeit melodramatic, storyline that still resonates.
Incidentally, the US army doesn't support the shooting of unarmed civilians – it sanctions bombing them instead. Green Light
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Pegging off people one-by-one from a secluded vantage point is only heroic if they aren't on your side.
However, no one told that to the ex-military marksman in this drama.
In 1966, while studying at the University of Texas, Charles Whitman (Kurt Russell), a former Marine sharpshooter, decides to murder his mother and his wife.
Afterwards, he and a cache of arms and ammunition take up residency in the university's tower.
Fortified in the pylon, Whitman continues his killing spree on campus - taking co-eds into his crosshairs.
Meanwhile, the authorities (John Forsythe, Pernell Roberts, Ned Beatty, Clifton James) amass below, aching to take Whitman out.
The television movie account of one of American's worst mass murderers, The Deadly Tower features accomplished character actors and a pulse pounding, albeit melodramatic, storyline that still resonates.
Incidentally, the US army doesn't support the shooting of unarmed civilians – it sanctions bombing them instead. Green Light
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