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    The Deadly Tower

    1975 · Docudrama · 1h 37m

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  1. Oct 18, 1975 · The Deadly Tower: Directed by Jerry Jameson. With Kurt Russell, Richard Yniguez, Ned Beatty, Pernell Roberts. The infamous story of Charles Whitman, "America's favourite sniper" (in Stephen King's words), is told here once again.

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    • Action, Drama, Thriller
    • Jerry Jameson
    • 1975-10-18
  2. The Deadly Tower (also known as Sniper) is a 1975 American made-for-television action drama thriller film directed by Jerry Jameson. It stars Kurt Russell and Richard Yniguez and is based on the University of Texas tower shooting.

  3. It’s the University of Texas campus in Austin, but it seems like a war zone as Charles Whitman fires off round after lethal round. 388 IMDb 6.7 1 h 34 min 1975. X-Ray 13+.

  4. Synopsis. The real-life story of Charles Whitman's deadly shooting spree at the University of Texas is retold. In August 1966, after killing his wife and mother, Whitman climbed to the top of the school's tower and opened fire on passers-by, killing 13 and wounding many others.

    • Jerry Jameson
    • PG
    • 6
  5. Brief Synopsis. The Texas Tower massacre of August 4, 1966 has disturbed student Charles Whitman holed up with a gun in the tower of the University of Texas and fires on people below, killing thirteen and wounding thirty-four.

    • Jerry J Jameson
    • Kurt Russell
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  7. Summaries. The infamous story of Charles Whitman, "America's favourite sniper" (in Stephen King's words), is told here once again. Charles Whitman is student at the University of Texas in Austin. He often suffers from headaches, during which he tends to violence. One night, he kills wife and mother, buys a number of rifles and loads of ...

  8. The Deadly Tower. DRAMA. In this true story, on a hot August morning in 1966, Charles Whitman (Kurt Russell) carries a load of weapons to the top of the University of Texas administration building and begins shooting people 300 feet below.

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