List of films on the subject of the death penalty
The list of films on the subject of the death penalty includes films and TV shows that address the death penalty (i.e. not just show an execution or the like). The films are listed in chronological order of their appearance; The director and main actor are named, if known.
20th century
- 1916: " The People vs. John Doe ”by Lois Weber with Harry De More
- 1931: " M " by Fritz Lang with Peter Lorre
- 1951: " A Place in the Sun " with Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor
- 1957: " The Twelve Jurors " by Sidney Lumet with Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb
- 1957: “ In the Last Hour ” by Joseph Losey with Michael Redgrave
- 1957: " Paths to Fame " by Stanley Kubrick with Kirk Douglas and Ralph Meeker
- 1958: " Let Me Live " by Robert Wise with Susan Hayward and Simon Oakland
- 1959: " The Compulsion to Evil " by Richard Fleischer with Orson Welles
- 1967: "In Cold Blood " by Richard Brooks with Robert Blake and John Forsyth
- 1971: “ Sacco and Vanzetti ” by Giuliano Montaldo with Gian Maria Volonté and Riccardo Cucciolla , music by Ennio Morricone
- 1973: “ Endstation Schafott ” by José Giovanni with Jean Gabin and Alain Delon
- 1977: " The shooting of traitor Ernst S. " by Richard Dindo and Niklaus Meienberg
- 1981: "Damn to the Scaffold" by José Giovanni with Annie Girardot and Claude Brasseur
- 1987: “ A short film about killing ” by Krzysztof Kieślowski with Mirosław Baka and Krzysztof Globisz
- 1987: "Rampage" by William Friedkin
- 1987: " The 12 Jurors " with Jack Lemmon
- 1989: " Bangkok Hilton " by Ken Cameron with Nicole Kidman
- 1991: " Carolina Skeletons " (on the case of George Stinney ) by John Erman
- 1995: “ Fiesta ” by Pierre Boutron with Jean-Louis Trintignant
- 1995: " Dead Man Walking " by Tim Robbins with Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn
- 1996: " The Chamber " by James Foley with Chris O'Donnell and Gene Hackman
- 1996: " The Jury " with Matthew McConaughey , Sandra Bullock and Samuel L. Jackson
- 1996: Bruce Beresford's “ Last Dance ” with Sharon Stone and Rob Morrow
- 1998: " For the Life of a Friend " by Joseph Ruben with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix
- 1999: " The Green Mile " by Frank Darabont with Tom Hanks and David Morse
- 1999: " A True Crime " by and with Clint Eastwood
- 2000: “ The widow of Saint-Pierre ” with Juliette Binoche
- 2000: " Dancer in the Dark " by Lars von Trier with Björk and Catherine Deneuve
21st century
- 2001: “ Monster's Ball ” by Marc Forster with Billy Bob Thornton and Halle Berry
- 2002: " Ted Bundy " by Matthew Bright
- 2002: " The Life of David Gale " by Alan Parker with Kevin Spacey and Kate Winslet
- 2003: " Monster " (about the case of Aileen Wuorno ) by Patty Jenkins with Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci
- 2004: " Manners of Dying " by Jeremy Peter Allen with Roy Dupuis and Serge Houde
- 2004: " Return to Sender (2004) " by Bille August with Connie Nielsen and Aidan Quinn
- 2005: “ Capote ” by Bennett Miller with Philip Seymour Hoffman
- 2013: “Last Statement” by Orla Wolf and Juliane Block
- 2015: " Last Day of Freedom "
- 2017: " My Days of Mercy " by Tali Shalom Ezer with Ellen Page and Kate Mara
Television broadcasts
- Arte.tv: With open cards 1: to the death penalty worldwide
- Arte.tv: With open cards 2: on the death penalty in the USA
- Crime scene: death penalty