The Executioner's Song
“The story of two people who fell in love.....and kept on falling.”
1982•NR•2h 15m•5.8•Released
CrimeDrama
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.
Director
Lawrence Schiller
Writer
Norman Mailer
Languages
English
Studio
Film Communications Inc.
Cast
Tommy Lee Jones
Gary Mark Gilmore
Christine Lahti
Brenda Nicol
Rosanna Arquette
Nicole Baker
Eli Wallach
Vern Damico
Steven Keats
Larry Samuels
Jordan Clarke
Johnny Nicol
Richard Venture
Earl Dorius
Jenny Wright
April Baker
Kenneth O'Brien
Spencer McGrath
John Dennis Johnston
Jimmy Poker-Game
Mary Ethel Gregory
Ida Damico
Pat Corley
Val Conlan
Michael LeClair
Rikki Wood
Walter Olkewicz
Pete Galovan
Jim Youngs
Sterling Baker
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