| Edition |
Director's cut. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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Television program lcgft |
| System Details |
DVD; region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital, mono, NTSC. |
| Cast |
Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti, Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach, Steven Keats, Richard Venture. |
| Credits |
Original songs, Waylon Jennings ; music, John Cacavas ; director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Richard A. Harris and Tom Rolf. |
| 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, 2008. |
| 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. |
| Audience |
Not rated; parental advisory: explicit content. This program is recommended for mature audiences only. It contains adult language and adult situations. |
| Awards |
Emmy Awards, 1983: Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or a special (Jones). |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Gilmore, Gary -- Drama.
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Death row inmates -- Drama.
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Murderers -- Utah -- Drama.
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Gilmore, Gary. (OCoLC)fst00040438
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Death row inmates. (OCoLC)fst00888720
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Murderers. (OCoLC)fst01029821
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Utah. (OCoLC)fst01204563
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Biographical films.
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Video recordings. (OCoLC)fst01692913
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Biographical films. (OCoLC)fst01710277
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Biographical television programs. (OCoLC)fst01726117
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Television mini-series. (OCoLC)fst01726179
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Biographical television programs.
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Biographical television programs.
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Drama.
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Television mini-series.
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Video recordings.
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Fiction films.
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| Added Author |
Jones, Tommy Lee, 1946- author.
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Lahti, Christine, author.
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Arquette, Rosanna, 1959- author.
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Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014, author.
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Mailer, Norman, screenwriter.
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Schiller, Lawrence, film director.
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Mailer, Norman.
Executioner's song.
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Film Communications, Inc., production company.
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CBS DVD (Firm)
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
097368522640 |
| ISBN |
1415734747 |
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9781415734742 |
| Music No. |
85226 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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