Based on the real life case of murderer Gary Mark Gilmore, spanning the last nine months of his life (May 1976-January 1977) in which at age 35, after being released for serving a long prison term in Utah for armed robbery, the unstable Gilmore murdered two men in two separate and senseless robberies in which after a brief public trial in October, he was sentenced to death by firing squad which drew a lot of media attention when Gilmore insisted that his execution be carried ... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on the real life case of murderer Gary Mark Gilmore, spanning the last nine months of his life (May 1976-January 1977) in which at age 35, after being released for serving a long prison term in Utah for armed robbery, the unstable Gilmore murdered two men in two separate and senseless robberies in which after a brief public trial in October, he was sentenced to death by firing squad which drew a lot of media attention when Gilmore insisted that his execution be carried out and he became the first man to be executed in the USA since the government reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
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| User ReviewLynda KThe best Tv-film I have watched - ever! Wish the DVD will come soon.... |
| User ReviewPrivate UBrilliant adaptation of Norman Mailer's Pulitzer Prize winning novel about killer Gary Gilmore. |
| User ReviewVW Ca great movie i have seen thes 3 times of tommy lee jones |
| User ReviewSam MI saw the extended cut. This is quite a hidden gem. |
| User ReviewSuzanne STommy Lee Jones was great in this true story about Gary Gilmore. His performance was brutal and moving. He showed the human side of a convicted killer. |
| User ReviewPete SExcellent adaptation of Norman Mailer's Pulitzer Prize winning book. |
| User ReviewNicholas ETV MOVIE. Tommy Lee Jones is at his best! A man uncomfortable in his own skin. Very good film! NBC 11/28/29/1982 |
| User ReviewRobert DA strong performance by Tommy Lee Jones. Based largely on the book by Norman Mailer, who was exhaustive in his research. |
| User Reviewphyllis s...looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes... |
| User ReviewChip VMy first Tommy Lee Jones movie I watched (except for Love story, which I didn't realise he was in).. |
