| Title |
The executioner's song / Film Communications Inc. presents ; a Lawrence Schiller film ; screenplay by Norman Mailer ; produced and directed by Lawrence Schiller. |
| Edition |
Director's cut. |
| OCLC |
128324328 |
| ISBN |
1415734747 |
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9781415734742 |
| International standard recording code |
097368522640 |
| Music number |
85226 Paramount Home Entertainment |
| Publisher |
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : CBS DVD ; Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2008] |
| Description |
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Gilmore, Gary -- Drama.
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Death row inmates -- Drama.
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Murderers -- Utah -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Television mini-series.
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Biographical television programs.
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| System details note |
DVD. |
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Emmy Awards, 1983: Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or a special (Jones). |
| Cast |
Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti, Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach, Steven Keats, Richard Venture. |
| Creation/Production credits |
Original songs, Waylon Jennings ; music, John Cacavas ; director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Richard A. Harris and Tom Rolf. |
| Summary |
Based on the true story of Gary Gilmore and the tragic chain of events which led him to commit two cruel and senseless murders. These crimes would eventually cause him to become the first person in over ten years to be executed in the electric chair. This "director's cut" combines elements from the 97-minute European theatrical release with the original 157-minute U.S. TV miniseries. |
| Target audience |
Not rated; parental advisory: explicit content. This program is recommended for mature audiences only. It contains adult language and adult situations. |
| Language note |
Closed-captioned. |
| General note |
Based on Norman Mailer's Pulitzer Prize winning novel. |
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Original version broadcast as a mini-series in 1982; director's cut, c2008. |
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