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En direct du couloir de la mort

Original title: Live! From Death Row
  • TV Movie
  • 1992
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
5.1/10
171
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En direct du couloir de la mort (1992)
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Convicted killer Laurence Dvorak grants an exclusive last interview to TV newswoman Alana Powers shortly before his scheduled execution. Urbane and unrepentant, he seems almost mild at first... Read allConvicted killer Laurence Dvorak grants an exclusive last interview to TV newswoman Alana Powers shortly before his scheduled execution. Urbane and unrepentant, he seems almost mild at first. But Dvorak's real intention is revealed when he takes Powers, her crew and two guards ho... Read allConvicted killer Laurence Dvorak grants an exclusive last interview to TV newswoman Alana Powers shortly before his scheduled execution. Urbane and unrepentant, he seems almost mild at first. But Dvorak's real intention is revealed when he takes Powers, her crew and two guards hostage, and demands that the television network broadcast an execution - live.

  • Director
    • Patrick Sheane Duncan
  • Writer
    • Patrick Sheane Duncan
  • Stars
    • Joanna Cassidy
    • Bruce Davison
    • Art LaFleur
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.1/10
    171
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Patrick Sheane Duncan
    • Writer
      • Patrick Sheane Duncan
    • Stars
      • Joanna Cassidy
      • Bruce Davison
      • Art LaFleur
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Joanna Cassidy
    Joanna Cassidy
    • Alana Powers
    Bruce Davison
    Bruce Davison
    • Laurence Dvorak
    Art LaFleur
    Art LaFleur
    • Lockart
    Calvin Levels
    Calvin Levels
    • Kenny Nevins
    Julio Oscar Mechoso
    Julio Oscar Mechoso
    • Reyes
    Michael D. Roberts
    • Silsbee
    Jason Tomlins
    • Joel
    Martha Velez
    • Sheehan
    • (as Martha Velez-Johnson)
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    Kathleen Wilhoite
    • Lorraine
    David Bowe
    David Bowe
    • Durbin
    Keith MacKechnie
    Keith MacKechnie
    • Nino
    Lee Arenberg
    Lee Arenberg
    • Griffith
    Gene Butler
    • Warden Volke
    Lisa Niemi
    Lisa Niemi
    • Female Anchor
    Peter Bie
    • Male Anchor
    Jane Jenkins
    Jane Jenkins
    • Angry Mother
    Don Schiff
    • Crazy Fan
    Vincent Jefferds
    • Captain Woo Lee
    • Director
      • Patrick Sheane Duncan
    • Writer
      • Patrick Sheane Duncan
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    walker-7

    poorly done script

    The movie while attempting to portray a death row message and possibly spark debate goes about it using implausible scenes. Firstly no death row would be so poorly guarded or easily taken over. Also the scene with the swat team bursting in is a phony. No swat team could be that slow or inept if they were all the hostages would be long dead. Good acting by Bruce Davison and Joanna Cassidy cannot save a bad script.
    9MissTRious

    Not bad, could have been better

    The story is a little far-fetched, however Bruce Davison's presence on screen managed to compensate for that in part. His character as the cool killer is enjoyable to watch and suitably un-nerving. On the whole a little of a wasted chance at a serious social comment, but a fine performance from Bruce none the less.
    Novastar

    Mildly entertaining but needed more work.

    I completely didn't expect to see this, I came home one evening and it was on. However I was instantly compelled to watch it. The death penalty is an area I find quite interesting and this film plays on that. Bruce Davison was excellent even though he didn't really seem to be in control 100% of the time. I wasn't quite sure, though, how Alana Powers really was the host of one of the best national talk-style shows as I found her actually rather dull. There are some really great supports and the final scene between Lorraine and Kenny was done extremely well.

    This is one of those movies that you shouldn't go out of your way to watch, but it's definitely worth a good look if it comes your way.
    7myspecialparadise

    an honest look into prisons around the world

    "Live! From Death Row" is a movie that everyone that lives in, what we call, a civilized society ... should watch ... more than once! Most importantly it deals with the fact that many inmates, of prisons around the world, are mentally ill. Unfortunately, our system / our society is so riddled with hate, extreme hate, that few people, if any, actually receive justice. In many cases ... the criminal is the biggest victim in the court room, and, until we come to terms with this fact, we will continue to create monsters which become magnified year after year ... until they are put on death role, and murdered by our/the system, as well as the society, that created them! In the case of content, the talent is much less important than the message of/in this film. As usual, Bruce Davidson does himself proud with placing himself in the character's shoes ... and the quality of the film is rather like an afternoon soap ... you are sucked in, and the tentacles keep you from going anywhere else ... you need to know what happens next. I think someone other than Joanna Cassidy should have played the part of the reporter. Though she was not a huge mistake, she just doesn't quite reach her goal of believability. I would have sought someone closer to the quality of a Kate Hepburn, or a Maureen O'Hara, but this was not a big budget film, so funds must have been too short to get anyone better. Don't get me wrong, she was not bad, she just wasn't that good either. However, and as I have already said, the content makes up for the quality ... big time. If you want to read more about the content, I would suggest yo go to my facebook page billie.love.583.

    Anyhoots ... as I said, this is a movie that should be seen by everyone, especially when it comes to the English speaking world.

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      Alana Powers: Good evening, I'm Alana Powers, this is the electric chair. In exactly 4 hours, Lawrence Harwin Dvorak will be strapped into this instrument of death. A man especially hired for the job will pull this switch, and 2,000 volts of electricity will enter the body of Lawrence Harwin Dvorak; it will literally cook his brain, his muscles will contract in violent spams, some strong enough to break bone, it will most definitely kill him. In the ways of death, electrocution is one of the most unpleasant, but I suppose that's the point. There are 26 steps from this chair to this cell, 26 steps, not a long way to go, but in here the inmates call it the 26 step mile, if you have to walk it for the last time it must seem like a mile. And in this cell we have the enigma that is Lawrence Harwin Dvorak, adroit of wearing the mask of sanity and charm, he is also responsible for the bludgeoning, strangling and mutilation of at least 27 innocent women. What is he thinking about right now? Is he reexamining his past? Is he repentant? What does he have to say for himself? The questions will be asked tonight, live from death row, I'm Alana Powers, and I'll be right back.

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1992 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Atrapados en el patíbulo
    • Production companies
      • D.R. Productions
      • The Charlie Mopic Company
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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