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Decalogue V
Decalogue V (1990)
, 57minutes
Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Mirosław Baka, Artur Barciś, Krystyna Janda, Krzysztof Globisz, Zbigniew Zapasiewicz, Olgierd Łukaszewicz

The film begins with Piotr Balicki (Krzysztof Globisz), a young and idealistic lawyer who is about to take the bar exam. Jacek Łazar (Mirosław Baka) is a 20-year-old man, coming from the countryside. He wanders the streets of Warsaw and has apparently nothing to do. He keeps asking about a taxi stand but the first one he finds is very busy. Waldemar Rekowski (Jan Tesarz), a middle-aged taxicab driver, overweight, cruel-looking, lives in the Dekalog apartment block. He enjoys the freedom of his profession, with a wage and the power to ignore people whom he does not want to take in his taxi, as well as ogling young ladies.
Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance
Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance (2011)
, 1h20
Directed by John Borowski
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Prison films, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Serial killer films, Films about capital punishment, Documentary films about law enforcement
Actors John DiMaggio

A lifelong criminal and serial killer, Carl Panzram befriends Henry Lesser, a young jail guard at the Washington DC jail in 1928. After hearing of Panzram's torture, Lesser sends Panzram one dollar and convinces the killer to write his autobiography while secretly supplying him with pencil and paper. Panzram writes over 40,000 words documenting his entire life of incarceration, torture, rape, and murder.
The Pardon
The Pardon (2013)

Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Jaime King, Jason Lewis, M. C. Gainey, Leigh Whannell, John Hawkes, T.J. Thyne

Murder. With all the picturesque glamour of the 1940s, The Pardon recounts the unlikely true story of Toni Jo Henry (Jaime King), a woman tried three times and executed in Louisiana, 1942.
Mounam Sammadham
Mounam Sammadham (1990)

Directed by Madhu, K. Madhu
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Mammootty, Amala Akkineni, Nagesh, Jaishankar, Charle, Y. G. Mahendran

The plot revolves around the wrong conviction of a business man and the efforts taken by the protagonist, a lawyer, to find the truth.
Night Train
Night Train (2007)
, 1h34
Directed by Diao Yi'nan
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir
Themes Prison films, Transport films, Rail transport films, Films about capital punishment

The film follows a young woman, Wu Hongyan (Liu Dan), who works as a prison guard who aids in the execution of female prisoners. Lonely and widowed, Wu finds herself taking the night train to a dating service in a neighboring city.
Prisoner of Honor
Prisoner of Honor (1991)
, 1h28
Directed by Ken Russell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Prison films, Films about racism, Films about religion, Transport films, Films about capital punishment, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Richard Dreyfuss, Oliver Reed, Peter Firth, Jeremy Kemp, Brian Blessed, Peter Vaughan

The film documents the events that saw a French Captain, Alfred Dreyfus, sent to Devil's Island for espionage near the end of the nineteenth century. Colonel Georges Picquart (Richard Dreyfuss) is given the job of justifying Dreyfus' sentence. Instead, he discovers that Dreyfus (Kenneth Colley), a Jew, was merely a convenient scapegoat for the actions of the true culprit, a member of the French General staff. His attempt to right the wrong sees his military career ended and the famous French author, Émile Zola (Martin Friend), found guilty of libel.
The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell
The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell (1943)
, 2h59
Directed by Robert Vernay
Origin France
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Prison films, La provence, Films about capital punishment
Actors Pierre Richard-Willm, Michèle Alfa, Aimé Clariond, Marcel Herrand, Ermete Zacconi, Alexandre Rignault

Marseille, 1814. Le trois-mâts Le Pharaon, appartenant à l'armateur Morel, revient d'un voyage commercial aux Indes. Le lieutenant Edmond Dantès, en a pris le commandement après la mort du capitaine Leclerc. Le poste aurait dû revenir au second Caderousse, mais l'équipage n'a pas voulu de cet officier toujours ivre. Celui-ci en a conçu un vif ressentiment envers Dantès. À peine débarqué, Dantès va rejoindre sa fiancée, Mercédès...
La Machine
La Machine (1977)
, 1h40
Directed by Gérard Frot-Coutaz, Paul Vecchiali
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about children, Prison films, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia, Films about capital punishment
Actors Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Sonia Saviange, Monique Mélinand, Frédéric Norbert, Jean-Claude Guiguet, Michel Delahaye

Un pédophile, Pierre Lentier, est jugé pour avoir tué une fillette dont il tentait d'abuser. Son procès se mue en débat autour du thème de la peine de mort.
The Witness
The Witness (1978)
, 1h50
Directed by Jean-Pierre Mocky
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Peinture, Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Alberto Sordi, Philippe Noiret, Roland Dubillard, Gisèle Préville, Paul Crauchet, Paul Müller

À Reims, un riche provincial, M. Maurisson, homme d'affaires, mène une vie sans histoire. Il invite un jour son vieil ami Antonio, peintre italien, afin de restaurer les tableaux de la cathédrale. M. Maurisson commet un crime effroyable dans cette ville de notables: il étrangle une jeune fille de la chorale avec qui il avait eu une relation pédophile. Celle-ci ayant servi de modèle pour Antonio, les soupçons se portent sur lui. Antonio sera victime d'une erreur judiciaire, ceci malgré l'entêtement de l'inspecteur de police homosexuel qui pense connaître le vrai coupable. M. Maurisson est abattu accidentellement. Dès lors, Antonio ne peut plus prouver son innocence: il sera condamné à mort et exécuté.
My Father Saved My Life
My Father Saved My Life (2001)
, 1h55
Directed by José Giovanni
Genres Drama
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Bruno Cremer, Vincent Lecœur, Rufus, Michelle Goddet, Nicolas Abraham, Éric Defosse

À Paris à la fin des années 1940, le père (Joe - Bruno Cremer) est un passionné de poker, la mère cherche la martingale à la roulette, tandis que le plus jeune fils (Manu - Vincent Lecœur) est condamné à mort.