Where to watch Killer: A Journal of Murder(1996)

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Killer: A Journal of Murder plot summary

Liar. Thief. Murderer. He hated all of humanity, himself most of all.

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.

Details

Release date

September 6, 1996

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Drama

Directed by

Tim Metcalfe

Country

United States

TMDB rating

5.9 / 10 · 55 votes

Killer: A Journal of Murder trailer

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Cast

• James WoodsCarl Panzram
• Robert Sean LeonardHenry Lesser
• Ellen GreeneElizabeth Wyatt
• Cara BuonoEsther Lesser
• Robert John BurkeR.G. Greiser
• Richard RiehleWarden Quince
• Harold GouldOld Henry Lesser
• John Bedford LloydDr. Karl Menninger
• Jeffrey DeMunnSam Lesser
• James MurtaughWalter Bailey

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