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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.
- $65,682
- Graeme Revell
- Tim Metcalfe
Sep 6, 1996 · 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. The result is a written testimonial to a crime that no one could have predicted.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Tim Metcalfe
- 1996-09-06
Movie Info. 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 friendship ...
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- Tim Metcalfe
- R
- James Woods
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Synopsis. 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 ...
- Carl Panzram; Henry Lesser; Esther Lesser
- Tim Metcalfe
- 1996
- 6
Sep 6, 1996 · Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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 beating a prison worker to death, he was hanged in 1930, pausing on his way to the gallows ...
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 at Leavenworth with lofty ideals and hopes of reform struggles to understand a violent, hateful and conscienceless convict. The result is a written testimonial to a crime that no one could have predicted. Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard.