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1 videodisc (135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Based on Norman Mailer's Pulitzer Prize winning novel
Based on the true story of Gary Gilmore and the tragic chain of events which led him to commit two cruel and senseless murders. These crimes would eventually cause him to become the first person in over ten years to be executed in the electric chair. This "director's cut" combines elements from the 97-minute European theatrical release with the original 157-minute U.S. TV miniseries
Original version broadcast as a mini-series in 1982; director's cut, c2008
Original songs, Waylon Jennings ; music, John Cacavas ; director of photography, Freddie Francis ; editor, Richard A. Harris and Tom Rolf
Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti, Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach, Steven Keats, Richard Venture
Not rated; parental advisory: explicit content. This program is recommended for mature audiences only. It contains adult language and adult situations
DVD; region 1, full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital, mono, NTSC
Emmy Awards, 1983: Outstanding lead actor in a limited series or a special (Jones)
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