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Russell Gates (David Strahairn) is a Vietnam vet on death row for killing a policeman. His childhood sweetheart, Pam O'Brien (Sissy Spacek), is stunned to learn this and does not believe he could commit such a crime. She writes to him much to the dismay of her husband Keith and becomes obsessed with the case, exploring every avenue that may still be open to the doomed man. The trips to the prison take a toll on both her marriage and her family.Read moreLess
Russell Gates (David Strahairn) is a Vietnam vet on death row for killing a policeman. His childhood sweetheart, Pam O'Brien (Sissy Spacek), is stunned to learn this and does not believe he could commit such a crime. She writes to him much to the dismay of her husband Keith and becomes obsessed with the case, exploring every avenue that may still be open to the doomed man. The trips to the prison take a toll on both her marriage and her family.
The story
Russell Gates (David Strahairn) is a Vietnam vet on death row for killing a policeman. His childhood sweetheart, Pam O'Brien (Sissy Spacek), is stunned to learn this and does not believe he could commit such a crime. She writes to him much to the dismay of her husband Keith and becomes obsessed with the case, exploring every avenue that may still be open to the doomed man. The trips to the prison take a toll on both her marriage and her family.
Cast & crew
Sissy SpacekPam O'Brien
David StrathairnRussel Gates
Arliss HowardKeith O'Brien
Janet WrightFran
Lindsay MurrellRebecca
Leslie Carlson
Ken JamesMel
Diane D'AquilaAngelaExplore the crew
- Director
- Tony Bill
- Writer
- Doug Magee
- Producer
- Helen Buck Bartlett
- Producer
- Tony Bill
- Producer
- Doug Magee
- Original Music Composer
- George S. Clinton
- Editor
- Axel Hubert
- Director of Photography
- Jean Lépine