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Kill Me If You Can

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1hr 40min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1977
Director:
Buzz Kulik
Starring:
Alan Alda, Talia Shire, Walter McGinn  ...more
Synopsis: The story of "red light bandit" Caryl Chessman, previously dramatized in the 1955 film Cell 2455, Death Row (based on Chessman's own book), was adapted for television as Kill Me If You Can. In a radical departure from his usual duties as MASH's Hawkeye Pierce, Alan Alda plays Chessman, who in 1948 was found guilty of robbery, kidnapping and sexual assault. Under the laws of the era, Chessman was sentenced to die in the gas chamber. But by studying the law and publishing four books on his plight, ... Full Synopsis
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Richard Gilliam, AMG Review
Kill Me if You Can is the male counterpart to Susan Hayward's I Want to Live, with Alan Alda giving his finest performance as long-time criminal Caryl Chessman. At the time of his execution, Chessman had been on Death Row longer than anyone in U.S. history. He had been convicted of a crime that he probably did not commit, and the crime for which he was convicted was no longer a capital offense in California ... Full Review
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