Witness to the Execution (1994)
2.7 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
- This thriller concerns the lack of morals displayed by cable and satellite TV companies desperate to boost their ratings. TV executive Jessica Traynor (Sean Young) thinks up the idea of televising an execution live, and initiates proceedings. All goes well until Jessica begins to realise that her victim - photogenic convicted killer Dennis Casterline (Tim Daly) - might not be guilty, and it becomes her problem to try and stop the execution.
- Actors:
- Sean Young, Len Cariou, George Newbern, Dee Wallace, Alan Fudge, Brian Markinson, Marina Palmier, Tim Daly, Constance Jones, Alex Morris, Lourdes Regala, Brandon Smith, Blue Deckert, Kurt Rhoads, Fred Roggin, Bonnie Gallup, John S. Davies, Gil Glasgow, Darryl Cox, James Black
- Directors:
- Tommy Lee Wallace
- Writers:
- Keith Pierce, Priscilla Prestwidge
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Films About Television: Part 1
