| Description |
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
DVD features: Interview with directors Katy Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson; Interview with Governor George Ryan and speech by Mamie Till Mobley; Timeline, biographies and other resources. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Kirsten Johnson ; editors, Kate Hirson, Carol Dysinger ; original music, Dan Marocco, Peter Nashel. |
| Performer |
Interviews with: George H. Ryan, Stephen Bright, Larry Marshall, Maurice Possley, Steve Mills, Scott Turow, Anthony Amsterdam, Elaine Jones, Lawrence Hayes, Donald Schneble, Robert Warren, Lester Maddox, Gary Gauger, Gabriel Solache, Bryan Stevenson, Cornelia Grumman, Tom Cross, Robert Jones, Donald Cabana, Grayland Johnson, David Keaton. |
| Summary |
What would you do if you discovered that 13 people slated for execution had been found innocent? That was exactly the dilemma that Illinois Governor George Ryan faced in his final days in office. He, alone, was left to decide whether the remaining 167 death row inmates should live or die. This details the gripping drama of the clemency hearings during the countdown to Ryan's decision. Documented as the events unfolded, this is a compelling look inside America's prisons, highlighting one man's unlikely and historic actions against the system. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1) presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs; stereo. |
| Language |
English dialogue, with optional Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Ryan, George H.
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Capital punishment -- Illinois.
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Prisoners -- Illinois.
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Sentences (Criminal procedure)
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Acquittals -- Illinois.
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Death row inmates -- Illinois.
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Executions (Law) -- Cases.
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Governors -- Illinois.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary -- Feature.
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| Added Author |
Chevigny, Katy.
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Johnson, Kirsten (Kirsten Boyd)
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Ryan, George H.
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Bright, Stephen.
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Marshall, Larry.
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Possley, Maurice.
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Mills, Steve.
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Marocco, Dan.
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Nashel, Pete.
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Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
0780029259 |
| Standard No. |
037429199428 |
| Music No. |
DEA050 Home Vision Entertainment |
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