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The Boys (1991)
, 2h3Directed by Sidney J. Furie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors James Woods, Richard Todd, John Lithgow, Robert Morley, Joanna Gleason, Dudley Sutton
A night watchman at a garage is found murdered, and four teddy boys are put on trial for the crime. Witnesses and suspects give differing accounts of the lead-up to the crime, and the truth emerges.
Citizen X (1995)
, 1h43Directed by Chris Gerolmo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary, Historical, Crime
Themes Serial killer films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Stephen Rea, Donald Sutherland, Max von Sydow, Jeffrey DeMunn, Joss Ackland, John Wood
A body is discovered on a collective farm during harvesting in 1982. A subsequent search of adjacent woods, authorized by newly installed official, Viktor Burakov, turns up seven more bodies in varying stages of decomposition. The film tells the story of the subsequent eight-year hunt by forensic specialist Burakov for the serial killer responsible for the mutilation and murder of over 50 people, 35 of them below the age of 18. Burakov is promoted to detective and eventually aided, covertly at first, by Col. Mikhail Fetisov, his commanding officer and the shrewd head of the provincial committee for crime, and, much later, by Dr. Alexandr Bukhanovsky, a psychiatrist.
Pinocchio's Revenge (1996)
, 1h34Directed by Kevin Tenney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror, Slasher
Themes Films about animals, Films about education, Films about children, Jeu, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Prison films, Psychologie, Films about insects, Adaptations de Pinocchio, Serial killer films, L'enfance marginalisée, Films about toys, Films about psychiatry, Films about capital punishment, Children's films
Actors Rosalind Allen, Verne Troyer, Aaron Lustig, Ron Canada, Larry Cedar, Matisse
Despite the evidence presented by the district attorney (Larry Cedar), Jennifer Garrick (Rosalind Allen), the lawyer defending Vincent Gotto (Lewis Van Bergen), an accused child murderer on death row, believes her client is not guilty, and is hiding the identity of the real killer. A fellow attorney in her office (Ron Canada) explains the presence of a large Pinocchio doll sitting in her chair as belatedly delivered evidence which she had earlier requisitioned (the doll had been buried by her client in his son's grave). Intending to examine it in the hope of finding a clue which might prevent his execution, she brings it home and her emotionally fragile daughter Zoe (Brittany Alyse Smith) mistakes it for a birthday gift. She develops a relationship with the puppet and becomes unbalanced to an even greater degree.
Directed by Robert Enrico
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror, Historical
Themes Pont, Political films, Films about capital punishment
A handbill posted on a burnt tree, dated 1862, announces that anyone interfering with bridges, railroads or tunnels will be summarily executed. A bearded Civil War civilian prisoner, Peyton Farquhar, is readied for death by hanging from a rural railroad bridge; Union troops carry out the preparations with slow solemnity. The soundtrack contains only bird noises and occasional military orders. As the rope is adjusted about the civilian's neck, a vision of his stately home, wife and children flashes before him.
The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
, 1h59Directed by David Greene
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Richard Chamberlain, Kate Nelligan, Tony Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Dominic Guard, Trevor Howard
Un jeune marin promis à un bel avenir est emprisonné à la suite d'un complot fomenté par ses prétendus amis. Emprisonné dans un lieu reclus, il ne s'évadera que grâce à un subterfuge et à l'aide d'un autre prisonnier comme lui, un abbé défroqué. Grâce à un trésor fabuleux caché sur l'île de Monte-Cristo, il se vengera de ses ennemis sous la fausse identité d'un noble imaginaire.
Too Young to Die (1990)
, 1h32Directed by Robert Markowitz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Michael Tucker, Juliette Lewis, Brad Pitt, Alan Fudge, Tom Everett, Tom Everett Scott
Amanda Sue Bradley a été violée par son beau-père et a quitté le domicile familial à l'âge de 15 ans. Livrée à elle-même et vivant dans la rue, elle rencontre Billy Clanton, un drogué qui l'entraîne dans son monde. Arrêtée pour meurtre, Amanda est condamnée à la peine de mort.
Genres Documentary
Themes Prison films, Documentary films about law, Films about capital punishment, Documentary films about law enforcement
, 2h15Directed by Mick Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Lolita Davidovich, Shirley Knight, Mercedes Ruehl, Henry Thomas, Sada Thompson, James Woods
Un avocat risque sa carrière et sa réputation pour défendre les Mc Martin qui sont accusés d'abus sexuel ritualisé sataniste sur des enfants. Le procès durera six années.
Hangman's Graveyard (2009)
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Prison films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about cities, Films about capital punishment, Documentary films about law enforcement
Made in the USA (2001)
, 1h45Directed by Sólveig Anspach
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Le film raconte l'histoire d'Odell Barnes, exécuté le 1er mars 2000 à Huntsville au Texas, l'enquête qui a conduit à son arrestation, son procès et sa condamnation, ainsi que la contre-enquête menée par les abolitionnistes.
, 1h29Directed by Nick Broomfield
Genres Drama, 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 Nick Broomfield
The film focuses on an evidentiary hearing held in Marion County, Florida in February of 2001 which was the site of some but not all of Wuornos' murders for which she was convicted and sentenced to death. It shows the work of the Office of Capital Collateral Regional counsel, led by attorney Joseph T. Hobson who is both interviewed and featured in the film and who seeks to vacate Wuornos' death sentences. It shows Judge Victor Musleh presiding over these proceedings and assistant state attorney, now judge, James McCune who defended the death sentences for the State of Florida. Hobson is shown vigorously cross-examining Wuornos' trial counsel, Steven Glazer, aka "Dr. Legal". Glazer was the unflattering subject of a prior Broomfield documentary on Aileen Wuornos, somewhat the "prequel" to this work, called Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer. It was Hobson's line of attack that the efficacy of his client's (Wuornos') trial strategy was compromised by Glazer's pecuniary and self-promotional aims.
The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)
, 1h32Directed by Henry Levin
Origin USA
Genres Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Transport films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Louis Hayward, George Macready, Una O'Connor, Barbara Britton, Henry Stephenson
The grandson of the Count of Monte Cristo is falsely accused of a crime and imprisoned on Devil's Island. He escapes and seeks revenge against those responsible for his imprisonment.
Cell 2455 Death Row (1955)
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors William Campbell, Kathryn Crosby, Vince Edwards, Robert Wright Campbell, Bart Braverman, Eleanor Audley
Earthquake in Chile (1975)
, 1h26Directed by Helma Sanders-Brahms
Genres Drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films about capital punishment, Disaster films, Films about earthquakes
Actors Raquel Rodrigo, Marisa Porcel, Fernando Sánchez Polack, Ángel Álvarez, Wolf Ackva, Marianne Wischmann
Handsome Jeronimo Rugera is hired to tutor the rich heiress, Josephe Asteron. They fall in love, yet the church forbids their relationship, and Josephe is hidden in a convent. When the church discovers she is pregnant, Josephe is sentenced to death by decapitation. Jeronimo tracks her down, yet is jailed before he can rescue her. When fate intervenes in the form of a massive earthquake, the two lovers have no idea what is in store for them. Sanders-Brahms uses a voice-over of the first and final sentences of the book, placing them in the beginning and end of the film.
The Exonerated (2006)
, 1h35Directed by Bob Balaban
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about capital punishment
Actors Susan Sarandon, Aidan Quinn, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Delroy Lindo, Bobby Cannavale
L'histoire de six personnes accusées de crimes à tord et enfermées. Quelques années plus tard, elles sont acquitées.