Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)

06/09/1996
Drama
1h 31m

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

Overview

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.

  • Tim MetcalfeDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

Keywords

  • prison
  • serial killer
  • sympathy

Top Billed Cast

James Woods

James Woods

Carl Panzram

Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard

Henry Lesser

Cara Buono

Cara Buono

Esther Lesser

Ellen Greene

Ellen Greene

Elizabeth Wyatt

Robert John Burke

Robert John Burke

R.G. Greiser

Lili Taylor

Lili Taylor

Woman in Speakeasy

Seth Romatelli

Teenaged Carl Panzram

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle

Warden Quince

Harold Gould

Harold Gould

Old Henry Lesser

John Bedford Lloyd

John Bedford Lloyd

Dr. Karl Menninger

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