The Executioner's Song (film) The Executioner's Song (film) The Executioner's Song is a 1982 made-for-television film adaptation of Norman Mailer's 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The film is directed by Lawrence Schiller from a screenplay by Mailer. The movie is about the final nine months of the life of Gary Gilmore, beginning with his release from prison at the age of 35 after serving 12 years for robbery in Indiana. He is allowed to fly to Utah to live with Brenda Nicol, a distant cousin who was close to him and agrees to sponsor him. She tries to help him get
Death Sentence (novel) people are hurt. Now, Paul is not after criminals or even justice, but a man who is as dangerous as he himself has become. "Death Wish II" (1982) borrows some elements from the book, but ultimately it contrasts with the book's storyline, characters and setting. In 2007, a film based on the novel (though a completely different storyline) was made, starring Kevin Bacon and directed by James Wan. The book was written as a "penance" for the film version of "Death Wish". Death Sentence (novel) Death Sentence is the 1975 sequel novel to "Death Wish" by Brian Garfield. Six months