James Woods
Carl Panzram
Search results
Killer: A Journal of Murder: Directed by Tim Metcalfe. With James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard, Ellen Greene, Cara Buono. A prison guard at Leavenworth with lofty ideals and hopes of reform struggles to understand a violent, hateful and conscienceless convict.
- (2.4K)
- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Tim Metcalfe
- 1996-09-06
Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995) is an American drama film written and directed by Tim Metcalfe. It is loosely adapted from a book of the same title, on the life of American serial killer Carl Panzram , who was active in the early 20th century and executed in 1930.
The book explores American serial killer Carl Panzram's life inside the American prison system, in addition to the circumstances of the many murders he committed. Henry Lesser was a young jail guard at the Washington, DC district jail when Panzram arrived for incarceration in 1928.
Sep 6, 1996 · 5 min read. In the annals of serial killers, where the relentless parade of inhuman acts blurs the distinctions, Carl Panzram has a niche of his own, as one of the most vicious, degenerate criminals of his time.
After Carl Panzram (James Woods) is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary, a young guard named Henry Lesser (Robert Sean Leonard) reaches out to him. As this unlikely...
- (20)
- Tim Metcalfe
- R
- James Woods
Killer: A Journal of Murder. A prison guard (Leonard) at Leavenworth with lofty ideals and hopes of reform struggles to understand a violent, hateful and conscienceless convict (Woods). The result is a written testimonial to a crime that no one could have predicted.
Based on a true story and Gaddis and Long's book "Killer: A Journal of Murder." A prison guard (Leonard) at Leavenworth with lofty ideals and hopes of reform...
