Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)

Liar. Thief. Murderer. He hated all of humanity, himself most of all.

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 person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.

Date of release
1996-09-06
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (55)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Drama
Director
Tim Metcalfe

Casting

  • James Woods — Carl Panzram
  • Robert Sean Leonard — Henry Lesser
  • Ellen Greene — Elizabeth Wyatt
  • Cara Buono — Esther Lesser
  • Robert John Burke — R.G. Greiser
  • Richard Riehle — Warden Quince
  • Harold Gould — Old Henry Lesser
  • John Bedford Lloyd — Dr. Karl Menninger
  • Jeffrey DeMunn — Sam Lesser
  • James Murtaugh — Walter Bailey
  • Conrad McLaren — Judge John W. Kingman
  • Steve Forrest — Warden Charles Casey

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