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Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder

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

19965.81h 31m

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.

Directed by Tim Metcalfe
Written by James Long, Thomas E. Gaddis, Tim Metcalfe
Produced by Janet Yang, Mark Levinson
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Top 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

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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

Themes & Keywords

prisonserial killersympathy

About Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder is a drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of prison, serial killer, sympathy. Directed by Tim Metcalfe, it stars James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard, Cara Buono. 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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