The Executioner's Song (film)

The Executioner's Song
GenreBiography
Drama
Crime
Based onThe Executioner's Song
by Norman Mailer
Screenplay byNorman Mailer
Directed byLawrence Schiller
StarringTommy Lee Jones
Christine Lahti
Rosanna Arquette
Eli Wallach
Theme music composerJohn Cacavas
Country of originUnited States
Sweden
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerLawrence Schiller
Production locationsProvo, Utah
Salt Lake City
Utah State Federal Prison - Maximum Security, Salt Lake City
Utah State Supreme Court Chambers - 450 S. State, Salt Lake City, Utah
Orem, Utah
CinematographyFreddie Francis
EditorsRichard A. Harris
Tom Rolf
Running time157 minutes (U.S.)
136 minutes (Sweden)
Production companyFilm Communications Inc.
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseNovember 28, 1982 (1982-11-28)

The Executioner's Song is a 1982 American made-for-television biographical crime drama film. It is a film adaptation of Norman Mailer's 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The film is directed by Lawrence Schiller from a screenplay by Mailer.