R | 1 h 31 min | Drama

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Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995)

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Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.

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Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.

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Writers

Tim Metcalfe

Stars

James Woods

James Woods
Carl Panzram

Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard
Henry Lesser

Cara Buono

Cara Buono
Esther Lesser

Ellen Greene

Ellen Greene
Elizabeth Wyatt

Robert John Burke

Robert John Burke
R.G. Greiser

Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor
Woman in Speakeasy (uncredited)

Seth Romatelli

Seth Romatelli
Teenaged Carl Panzram

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Keywords

serial killer, prison, sympathy

Production

Ixtlan Productions, Breakheart Films

Actor

James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard, Cara Buono, Ellen Greene, Robert John Burke, Lili Taylor, Seth Romatelli

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Creators

Thomas E. Gaddis (Novel), Ken Kelsch (Director of Photography), Tim Metcalfe (Screenplay), James Long (Novel)

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Alternative titles

El corredor de la muerte (ES)
Killer : Journal d'un assassin (FR)

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Release dates

06.09.1996 (US)

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