Deadline
IMDb7.53
20041h 30m
Overview
In 2000, Illinois Gov. George Ryan ordered a moratorium on the death penalty after university students uncovered new evidence proving the innocence of 13 men on death row. This documentary follows the hearings held by a panel Ryan appointed to study the issue and interviews activists, scholars and prisoners, while examining the history of the American death penalty. As Ryan's time in office comes to an end, he must decide what steps to take to reform the judicial system.
Top-billed cast
- MMamie Till Mobley
- GGeorge W. Bush
- JJohn Chancellor
- RRichard Nixon
- AAnthony Amsterdam
- JJeanne Bishop
- SScott Turow
- BBryan Stevenson
Crew
- Directors
- Kirsten Johnson, Katy Chevigny
- Writer
- Charles Olivier
- Producers
- Peter Gilbert, Robert K. DiFazio, Katy Chevigny, Karen Barrett
- Production
- Big Mouth Productions
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Who directed Deadline?
Deadline was directed by Kirsten Johnson, Katy Chevigny.
When was Deadline released?
Deadline was released in 2004.
