Killer: A Journal of Murder
Summary: A prison guard at Leavenworth with lofty ideals and hopes of reform struggles to understand a violent, hateful and conscienceless convict. The result is a written testimonial to a crime that no one could have predicted.
Release Date: September 06, 1996
Director:
Tim Metcalfe
Runtime: 1 h 31 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 82,029
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