Deadline
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Directed by Kirsten Johnson, Katy
Chevigny US 2004 / Documentary / Color / 80 min / Dolby 2.0/ Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic / NTSC / In English (cc) |
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| What would you do if you discovered
that 13 people slated for execution had been found innocent? That
was exactly the question that Illinois Governor George Ryan faced
in his final days in office. He alone was left to decide whether 167
death row inmates should live or die. In the riveting countdown to
Ryan's decision, Deadline details the gripping drama of the state's
clemency hearings. Documented as the events unfold, Deadline is a
compelling look inside America's prisons, highlighting one man's unlikely
and historic actions against the system. DVD features will include: Interview with directors Katy Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson. Additional Scenes: Governor George Ryan's Clemency Speech, Interview with Governor George Ryan, Gabriel Solache and the Vienna Convention, Furman v. Georgia: Donald Schneble, Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation: Mamie Till Mobley, Governor Ryan and the Death Penalty, Filmmaker Biographies, Glossary of Terms, Internet Links. |
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