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The Executioner's Song

Gary Gilmore. A man condemned to kill. Before he was condemned to die.

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First Aired:November 28, 1982

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:2

Status:Ended

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

Tommy Lee Jones

Gary Gilmore

Rosanna Arquette

Rosanna Arquette

Nicole Baker

Christine Lahti

Christine Lahti

Brenda Nicol

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Vern Damico

Steven Keats

Steven Keats

Larry Samuels

Seasons & Episodes

Part I

E1Part I

Nov 28, 1982

The story of the days leading up to Gilmore’s crime spree…

Part II

E2Part II

Nov 29, 1982

The last nine months in the life of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who demanded that he be put to death and was eventually executed by a firing squad in 1977.

Storyline

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.

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