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Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)
Director: Tim Metcalfe
Cast: James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard, Cara Buono, Ellen Greene
6.3Runtime91 min
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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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Fans of gritty, psychological character studies will appreciate director Tim Metcalfe's 1996 drama Killer: A Journal of Murder, which features a standout performance from James Woods as the real-life serial killer Carl Panzram and explores the complex relationship between Panzram and the prison guard who tries to understand him.
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Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995) is an American drama film written and directed by Tim Metcalfe. It is loosely adapted from a book of the same title, on the life of American serial killer Carl Panzram, who was active in the early 20th century and executed in 1930. It uses some passages drawn from his own writings near the end of his life.
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