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The Executioner's Song (1979) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning true crime novel by Norman Mailer that depicts the events related to the execution of Gary Gilmore for murder by the state of Utah. The title of the book may be a play on "The Lord High Executioner's Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado.
- Norman Mailer
- 1979
The Executioner's Song is a 1982 American made-for-television biographical crime drama film. It is a film adaptation of Norman Mailer's 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The film is directed by Lawrence Schiller from a screenplay by Mailer.
- Biography Drama Crime
Il canto del boia (titolo originale The Executioner's Song ) è un romanzo dello scrittore statunitense Norman Mailer, pubblicato nel 1979. Appartenente al genere "true crime", il libro racconta gli eventi relativi alla pena capitale di Gary Gilmore, un criminale che, dopo una vita disastrata, compì un duplice omicidio ...
30 ott 1979 · The Executioner's Song tells the story of Gary Mark Gilmore, a lowlife thug who'd spent over half his life in prison before ruthlessly murdering two men while on parole. Instead of fighting his conviction on appeal, Gilmore forced the State of Utah's hand, essentially daring them to execute him.
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28 nov 1982 · The Executioner's Song: Directed by Lawrence Schiller. With Tommy Lee Jones, Christine Lahti, Rosanna Arquette, Eli Wallach. The story of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who lobbied for his own execution.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- Lawrence Schiller
- 1982-11-28
8 mag 2012 · Arguably the greatest book from America's most heroically ambitious writer, The Executioner's Song follows the short, blighted life of Gary Gilmore who became famous after he robbed two men in 1976 and killed them in cold blood.
8 mag 2012 · Arguably the greatest book from America's most heroically ambitious writer, The Executioner's Song follows the short, blighted life of Gary Gilmore who became famous...
