Witness to the Execution
1994 · 96 min · ★ 5.0 · TV Movie, Crime, Drama
This movie deals with a television network hoping to draw the biggest ratings ever while televising an execution live into the home of every American family.
Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace · Written by Keith Pierce
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Sean Young Jessica Traynor -
Len Cariou Jake Tyler -
George Newbern Phillip Tyler -
Dee Wallace Emily Dawson (as Dee Wallace-Stone) -
Alan Fudge Wallace Sternberg -
Brian Markinson Kirby Jacobs - M Marina Palmier Cynthia Moore (as Marina Gonzalez Palmier)
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Tim Daly Dennis Casterline -
Brandon Smith Toyoshima -
Tony Norris Reggie Foster -
Alex Morris Ramos -
Frankie Dell Boyden Lewis
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