Deadline
Synopsis
In 2000, Illinois Gov. George Ryan ordered a moratorium on the death penalty after university students uncovered new evidence proving the innocence of 13 men on death row. This documentary follows the hearings held by a panel Ryan appointed to study the issue and interviews activists, scholars and prisoners, while examining the history of the American death penalty. As Ryan's time in office comes to an end, he must decide what steps to take to reform the judicial system.
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Principal cast & crew: 35
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Edited by Pavel RuminovShot by Vitaliy ErshovScored by Oleg ChubykinDesigned by Inna Maydanova
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35 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Anthony Amsterdam
as Self - Defense Attorney, Furman v. Georgia
Ivan Volkov
as Playwright
Jeanne Bishop
as Self - Opposes Death Penalty
Aleksandr Kozlov
as Producer
Stephen Bright
as Self - Southern Center for Human Rights
Aleksey Oshurkov
as Inspector Peretrukhin
George W Bush
as Self
Aleksey Pashin
as Director
Dmitri Shvadchenko
as Villain #1
Donald Cabana
as Self - Former Warden, Parchman Prison
Nikita Tarasov
as Villain #2
John Chancellor
as Self
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5Directors
3Writers
2Producers
3Other crew
15Parents Guide
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