The Executioner's Song
The Executioner's Song

The Executioner's Song

1982-09-10135mCrime, Drama, TV Movie

Overview

In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. As their relationship quickly deteriorates, Gary goes on a murderous rampage, leaving two dead. During his trial, he demands capital punishment; a media circus ensues and outsiders look to profit from his story.

DirectorLawrence Schiller

WritersNorman Mailer

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LanguageEnglish

Production companiesFilm Communications Inc.

TaglineThe story of two people who fell in love.....and kept on falling.

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