The Executioner's Song
Brief Synopsis
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In his Emmy Award-winning role as Outstanding Actor in a Drama Special, Tommy Lee Jones is convicted killer Gary Gilmore during his final nine months, spanning his parole, his reimprisonment, and the firing squad execution he demanded of the state of Utah in January 1977. Rosanna Arquette, as his ho
Cast & Crew
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Anthony Leger
Stephen Boyd
Ted Peacock
Himself
Dennis L Boaz
Himself
Mary Ethel Gregory
Russ Mcginn
Film Details
Also Known As
Executioner's Song
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
In his Emmy Award-winning role as Outstanding Actor in a Drama Special, Tommy Lee Jones is convicted killer Gary Gilmore during his final nine months, spanning his parole, his reimprisonment, and the firing squad execution he demanded of the state of Utah in January 1977. Rosanna Arquette, as his hot-blooded teenage girlfriend, received an Emmy nomination as Outstanding Supporting Actress, and author Norman Mailer was nominated for the teleplay he adapted from his best-selling book. Emmy nominations in the technical field went to its sound editor and sound mixer.
Cast
Anthony Leger
Stephen Boyd
Ted Peacock
Himself
Dennis L Boaz
Himself
Mary Ethel Gregory
Russ Mcginn
Jeanette D Young
John Chappell
Duane Hill
Greg Soohov
Jordan Clarke
Leo Ware
William Sanderson
Phil L Hansen
John C Wood
Himself
Jenny Wright
Judith Ramsey Wolbach
Rance Howard
Kathryn Whitehead
Elizabeth Grand
Harold Ray Dennis
Grace Zabriskie
Tip Boxell
Walt Logan Field
Victoria Jean
Kenneth White
H E D Redford
John Hansen
Robert Boon
Thomas Carlin
Norris Church
Walter Olkewicz
Angie Sorenson
John Dennis Johnston
Sharon Lehner
Mark Campbell
Thomas J Meersman
Himself
Ray Girardin
Babetta Dick
Grant Gottschall
Bruce Newbold
Rosanna Arquette
Richard Venture
Charles Cyphers
Spencer Moody
Pat Corley
Stuart Mcdonald
Jay Bernard
Tom Lee Jones
Christine Lahti
Toby Bath
Michael Leclair
Kenneth O'brien
Jim Youngs
Steven Keats
Susan French
Oscar Rowland
Eli Wallach
Jerry Rodrigues
Tim Eisenhart
Bob Moody
Himself
Crew
Teri Abastado
Accounting Assistant
Edward M. Abroms
Editing
Thomas Alcala
Gaffer
Paul Babin
Assistant Camera Operator
Verna Bagsy
Construction Coordinator
Frank Ballou
Transportation Coordinator
Ben Bernie & Orchestra
Song
Dennis L Boaz
Other
Linda Bross
Assistant
Johannes Brouwens
Song
Tony Brown
Assistant Director
Jackson Browne
Song
John Cacavas
Music
Kenneth Casey
Song
Amanda Chamberlin
Location Assistant
Virginia Cook
Production Coordinator
Mary Jo Devenney
Boom Operator
Pamela Easley
Assistant
Michael Economou
Editor
Freddie Francis
Director Of Photography
Freddie Francis
Other
Lisa Freiberger
Casting
John Fresco
Music Coordinator
Gerrit Garretsen
Dolly Grip
Ed George
Camera
Robert W Glass
Sound
David Glazer
Set Decorator
Ron Greenwood
Assistant Property Master
Daryl Hall
Song
Richard A Harris
Editor
Gordon Hayman
Lighting Technician
Keith Hein
Art Director
Tim Hill
Transportation Captain
Wanda Hogan
Location Assistant
Harlan Howard
Song
David J Hudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David J Hudson
Sound
Andrew R Hylton
Costumes
Frank Irving
Property Master
Waylon Jennings
Song Performer
Waylon Jennings
Song
Tom Johnston
Song
Rick H Josephsen
Special Effects
Wayne Kemp
Song
Steven Kemper
Assistant Editor
Hal Klein
Production Manager
Peter Knowlton
Makeup
Bobbi Kronowitz
Assistant
Roy Larner
Lighting
John Thomas Lenox
Producer
Norman Mailer
Screenplay
Norman Mailer
Book As Source Material
Steve Marlowe
Sound
Jac Mcanelly
Production Designer
Thomas J Meersman
Other
John Mick
Music Editor
Paul Moen
Assistant Director
Bob Moody
Other
Paul Nibley
Swing Gang
John Oates
Song
Maceo Pakard
Song
Michael Palazzolo
Post-Production Assistant
Michele Payne
Hair
Ted Peacock
Other
Carl Perkins
Song
Dennis Peterson
Gaffer
Lloyd Price
Song
Julie Purcell
Makeup
Karen Rasch
Dialogue Editor
Stan Rico
Song
Donald Roeser
Song
Tom Rolf
Editor
Roberta Rose
Production Accountant
Dell Ross
Script Supervisor
Tim Ross
Assistant Camera Operator
Jim Rothman
Other
Bryan Ryman
Consultant
Lawrence Schiller
Producer
Donald T Scholz
Song
William Shenberg
Dialogue Editor
Phil Sloane
Key Grip
Reed Smoot
Camera
Reed Smoot
Camera Operator
Ken Suesov
Music
Ken Suesov
Sound
George T Talley
Assistant Editor
Pat Tonnema
Costumes
Jim Troutman
Sound Effects Editor
C Duane Tuft
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Alex Webb
Photography
Jean Welch
Post-Production Assistant
Ray West
Sound
Ray West
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Williams
Song
Jesse Winchester
Song
John C Wood
Other
Jack Young
Location Manager
Neil Young
Song
Film Details
Also Known As
Executioner's Song
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Release Date
1982
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 28, 1982
Aired in United States November 29, 1982
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