Procedure 769


1h 25m 1995

Brief Synopsis

Forty-nine eyewitnesses recount the execution of Robert Alton Harris on April 21, 1992 at San Quentin State Prison--the first execution in California in 25 years. Harris was sentenced to the gas chamber for the murder of two teenage boys in July 1978.

Film Details

Genre
Crime
Documentary
Release Date
1995

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Synopsis

Forty-nine eyewitnesses recount the execution of Robert Alton Harris on April 21, 1992 at San Quentin State Prison--the first execution in California in 25 years. Harris was sentenced to the gas chamber for the murder of two teenage boys in July 1978.

Film Details

Genre
Crime
Documentary
Release Date
1995

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 25m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States February 1996

Released in United States June 1996

Released in United States March 1996

Released in United States September 1995

Shown at Cinequest 1996: The San Jose Film Festival February 1-17, 1996.

Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 12-27, 1996.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 24 - February 4, 1996.

Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 8-17, 1996.

Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (First Cinema) September 7-16, 1995.)

The title "Procedure 769" refers to the document that explains how a prisoner is to be executed--protocol on California state executions.

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States 1996 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 24 - February 4, 1996.)

Released in United States February 1996 (Shown at Cinequest 1996: The San Jose Film Festival February 1-17, 1996.)

Released in United States March 1996 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival March 8-17, 1996.)

Released in United States June 1996 (Shown at Human Rights Watch International Film Festival in New York City (Walter Reade) June 12-27, 1996.)

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (First Cinema) September 7-16, 1995.

Broadcast in USA over Cinemax April 24, 1996.