Live! From Death Row

Live! From Death Row

Written in Blood and Delivered on Prime Time

1992 · 94 min · ★ 6.7 · Thriller, TV Movie, Drama

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. 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.

Directed by Patrick Sheane Duncan · Written by Patrick Sheane Duncan

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