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The Executioner's Song

September 10 1982 (over 42 years ago)
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The story of two people who fell in love.....and kept on falling.
  • Director: Lawrence Schiller
  • Genres: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
  • Runtime: 2 h 15 m
  • Country: United States of America
  • Company: Film Communications Inc.

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.

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