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The Executioner's Song

  • September 1982
  • 2hrs

    15mins

  • Crime
  • Drama
  • TV Movie
  • Directed by

    Lawrence Schiller,

    Starring

    Tommy Lee Jones,

    Christine Lahti,

    Rosanna Arquette,

    Eli Wallach

    ...

    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.