The Executioner's Song

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Release date: September 10, 1982
Duration: 135 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Tommy Lee Jones
Gary Mark Gilmore
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Christine Lahti
Brenda Nicol
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Rosanna Arquette
Nicole Baker
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Eli Wallach
Vern Damico
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Steven Keats
Larry Samuels