Plot
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.
Cast
James Woods
Carl Panzram
Robert Sean Leonard
Henry Lesser
Ellen Greene
Elizabeth Wyatt
Cara Buono
Esther Lesser
Robert John Burke
R.G. Greiser
Richard Riehle
Warden Quince
Harold Gould
Old Henry Lesser
John Bedford Lloyd
Dr. Karl Menninger
Jeffrey DeMunn
Sam Lesser
James Murtaugh
Walter Bailey
Conrad McLaren
Judge John W. Kingman
Steve Forrest
Warden Charles Casey
Crew
Tim Metcalfe
Director
Tim Metcalfe
Screenplay
Ken Kelsch
Director of Photography
Janet Yang
Producer
Mark Levinson
Producer
Graeme Revell
Original Music Composer
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