Drama · United States of America · 1996 · 1h 31m

Killer: A Journal of Murder

Director

Cast

James Woods as Carl Panzram Robert Sean Leonard as Henry Lesser Cara Buono as Esther Lesser Ellen Greene as Elizabeth Wyatt Robert John Burke as R.G. Greiser Lili Taylor as Woman in Speakeasy

Crew

Ken Kelsch — Director of Photography Tim Metcalfe — Screenplay James Long — Novel Thomas E. Gaddis — Novel Janet Yang — Producer Mark Levinson — Producer

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

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