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The Executioner's Song

TV·1982–1982·1 season, 2 episodes·Drama·1h 32m

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The Executioner’s Song first aired in 1982, as a two-part miniseries on NBC (188 minutes overall), earning an Emmy nomination for Norman Mailer, and an Emmy win for star Tommy Lee Jones, who played convicted murderer Gary Gilmore. Divided into two parts: the story of the days leading up to Gilmore’s crime spree, and the story of the days leading up to the firing squad.

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Season012Episodes1982AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Executioner's Song S01E01Part INovember 28, 1982The story of the days leading up to Gilmore’s crime spree…
  2. S01E02The Executioner's Song S01E02Part IINovember 29, 1982The last nine months in the life of Gary Gilmore, a convicted murderer who demanded that he be put to death and was eventually executed by a

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