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The Executioner's Song

Original title: The Executioner's Song

Year

1982

Runtime

92 min

Seasons

1

Genres

Drama

The Executioner’s Song first aired in 1982, as a two-part miniseries on NBC (188 minutes overall), earning an Emmy nomination for Norman Mailer, and an Emmy win for star Tommy Lee Jones, who played convicted murderer Gary Gilmore. Divided into two parts: the story of the days leading up to Gilmore’s crime spree, and the story of the days leading up to the firing squad.

Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Rosanna Arquette, Christine Lahti, Eli Wallach, Steven Keats