Lights, Camera, Execution!
Knowles, Helen J. / Altschuler, Bruce E. / Schildkraut, Jaclyn
Lights, Camera, Execution!: Cinematic Portrayals of Capital Punishment fills a prominent void in the existing film studies and death penalty literature. Each chapter focuses on a particular cinematic portrayal of the death penalty in the United States. Some of the analyzed films are well-known Hollywood blockbusters, such as Dead Man Walking (1995), others are more obscure, such as the made-for-television movie Murder in Coweta County (1983). ...