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Killer: A Journal of Murder

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

1996★ 5.8 · 521h 31mDrama

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.

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Cast

Cara Buono
as Esther Lesser

James Woods
as Carl Panzram

Robert Sean Leonard
as Henry Lesser

Lili Taylor
as Woman in Speakeasy

Jeffrey DeMunn
as Sam Lesser

Robert John Burke
as R.G. Greiser

Harold Gould
as Old Henry Lesser

Richard Riehle
as Warden Quince

Steve Forrest
as Warden Charles Casey

Ellen Greene
as Elizabeth Wyatt

Nicholas Guest
as Additional Voice (voice)

John Bedford Lloyd
as Dr. Karl Menninger

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Release date: 1996-09-06

Runtime: 1h 31m

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Drama

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