Killer: A Journal of Murder

Killer: A Journal of Murder 1996

6.7/10

NETFLIX Rating : 3.5

IMDB Rating : 6.4

FD Smart Rating : 6.7

Synopsis : A prison guard at Leavenworth takes an interest in burglar and murderer Carl Panzram, who uses a pad of paper to describe all of his heinous deeds.

Regions Available ( 7 ) :
Guernsey , Ireland , Isle of Man , Jersey , Macao , Morocco , Oman

Actors:

Robert Sean Leonard , Jeffrey DeMunn , James Woods , Harold Gould , Robert John Burke , Richard Riehle , Cara Buono , Ellen Greene , John Bedford Lloyd

Creators:

Thomas E. Gaddis , James Long , Tim Metcalfe

Languages:

English

Subtitles:

English

Genres:

Biography, Crime, Drama

Release Date:

1996

Run Time:

1h31m

Maturity Rating:

Suitable for adults only.

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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