The Executioner's Song Gary Gilmore. A man condemned to kill. Before he was condemned to die.
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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Drama
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- First Aired on
Nov 28, 1982
- Popularity: 0.7266
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- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Nov 29, 1982
Last episode: Part II
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 2 episodes
Miniseries
Aired
2 Episodes
Episode 1Part I96 min
The story of the days leading up to Gilmore’s crime spree…
Episode 2Part II92 min
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.
Top Cast
Crew & Team
Lawrence Schiller
Director