The story of Caryl Chessman, a convicted California rapist who spent 12 years on death row before finally being executed.
Cast
Alan Alda
Caryl W. Chessman
Talia Shire
Rosalie Asher
John Hillerman
George Davis
Barnard Hughes
Judge Fricke
Virginia Kiser
Virginia Gibbons
Edward Mallory
Warden Teets
Walter McGinn
J. Miller Leavy
Ben Piazza
Bill Edmunds
John Randolph
Judge Lewis Goodman
John P. Ryan
Johnson
James B. Sikking
Mr. Lea
Maxine Stuart
Mrs. Asher
James Keach
Officer #1
Philip Baker Hall
Phillips
F. William Parker
Judge Guerin
Mwako Cumbuka
1st Clerk
Jason Johnson
Binder
Joe E. Tata
Kelton
Crew
Buzz Kulik
Director
John Gay
Writer
Les Green
Editor
Gerald Perry Finnerman
Director of Photography
Harry Hogan III
Assistant Director
Peter Katz
Producer
Bert Gold
Associate Producer
Karl Silvera
Makeup Artist
Bob J. Human
Sound Editor
Doug Grindstaff
Sound Editor
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Shinichi Yamazaki
Music Editor
Audrey A. Blasdel
Set Decoration
Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration
Adell Aldrich
Script Supervisor
Gary Epper
Stunts
Ross Bellah
Art Direction
Carl Braunger
Art Direction