

Killer: A Journal of Murder
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.
Release & Details
Release Date
1996-09-06
TMDb Rating
5.9
Cast

James Woods
Carl Panzram

Robert Sean Leonard
Henry Lesser

Ellen Greene
Elizabeth Wyatt

Cara Buono
Esther Lesser

Robert John Burke
R.G. Greiser

Richard Riehle
Warden Quince

Harold Gould
Old Henry Lesser

John Bedford Lloyd
Dr. Karl Menninger
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