The Shocking History of the Death Penalty (1977)
1h 11m
Running Time
October 22, 1977Release Date
The Shocking History of the Death Penalty (1977)
1h 11m
Running Time
October 22, 1977Release Date
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Plot.
Do humans have the right to judge and kill other humans? This program includes a history of capital punishment around the world through documentary footage and commentary. The electric chair, firing squad, hanging, poison gas, beating to death, slow execution, crotch-splitting, iron maiden, guillotine, execution by running, and beheading... It features a military execution in a South American country, obtained from a former prison officer. It also includes footage of the reality of life in Japanese prisons, death row inmates facing death, the parents of death row inmates, the families of their victims, and the gallows.
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Release DateOctober 22, 1977
Original Name衝撃の世界死刑史
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 11m
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prison
documental
mondo film