The Executioner's Song

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.

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones

Gary Gilmore

Rosanna Arquette

Nicole Baker

Christine Lahti

Brenda Nicol

Eli Wallach

Vern Damico

Steven Keats

Larry Samuels