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The Deadly Tower

The Deadly Tower

The Deadly Tower

1975
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Movie
1h 40m
The infamous story of Charles Whitman, "America's favourite sniper" (in Stephen King's words), is told here once again. (imdb)

Directed by:

Jerry Jameson
Jerry-Jameson
34 total credits
Credits include: Airport '77, Raise the Titanic, Captive, The Bat People and The Deadly Tower

Starring:

Kurt Russell
Kurt-Russell
72 total credits
Kurt Vogel Russell is an American television and film actor. In the 1970s, he signed a ten-year contract with the Walt Disney Company, where he became, according to Robert Osborne, the "studio's top star of the '70s."[1] In 1979, Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for the made-for-television film Elvis. In 1983, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture... (Wikipedia)
,
John Forsythe
John-Forsythe
43 total credits
Credits include: Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Scrooged, The Trouble with Harry and In Cold Blood
,
Ned Beatty
Ned-Beatty
108 total credits
Ned Thomas Beatty is an American actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and a Golden Globe Award; won a Drama Desk Award. These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and television series like Network (1976), Friendly Fire (1979), Last Train Home (1990), Hear My Song (1991), the adaptation film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (2004) and Toy Story 3 (2010)...(Wikipedia)
,
Alan Vint
Alan-Vint
11 total credits
Credits include: Badlands, Two-Lane Blacktop, The Panic in Needle Park, Macon County Line and The Lady in Red
,
Clifton James
Clifton-James
27 total credits
Credits include: Superman II, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Last Detail and Silver Streak
,
Richard Yniguez
Richard-Yniguez
13 total credits
Credits include: The Deadly Tower, Zandy's Bride, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, I Can Make You Love Me and Tribes
,
Pepe Serna
Pepe-Serna
31 total credits
Credits include: The Black Dahlia, Johnny Got His Gun, The Rookie, The Brave and American Me
,
Pernell Roberts
Pernell-Roberts
27 total credits
Credits include: Ride Lonesome, Bonanza, The Sheepman, The Deadly Tower and Desire Under the Elms
,
Paul Carr
Paul-Carr
30 total credits
Credits include: Blood: The Last Vampire, Ben, Raise the Titanic, Executive Action and Ransom for a Dead Man
,
Maria Elena Cordero
Maria-Elena-Cordero
2 total credits
Credits include: The Deadly Tower and The Brujo

AKA:

Sniper

Country:

USA

Language:

English

The Deadly Tower

1975
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
TV Movie
1h 40m
Your probable score

Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 51.03%
26 Jan 2023
60
34th
You ever wanted to hear a studio's entire gunshot sound effect library? You also want to hear me talk about this movie for about twenty minutes and keep on calling Charles Whitman, Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass my ass!
22 Jun 2015
55
45th
Based on a true shooting spree, The Deadly Tower is serviceable as a thriller and has a conscientious approach to the subject (not that Americans actually heeded its warning - gun laws still being contested decades and dozens of massacres later). It could have stood to be better written and acted, but it's not a waste of time.
06 Jan 2011
77
63rd
Sensitive and even-handed.
03 Jan 2015
86
86th
Probably the best guy-in-a-high-place-shooting-at-innocent-pedestrians-below movies of the 70s (the other being "Two Minute Warning").
06 Nov 2013
70
88th
Knowing very little about Whitman and his horrific killing spree, I found this not only a well-made film but a fascinating account of what happened that day (artistic license notwithstanding). The filmmakers should be commended for their neutral approach, giving us the fear of the public, visceral glee of the shooter and panic of the police in equal measure. Yes it's a bit cheap and some of the acting/line delivery is pathetic, but the gritty '70s nature of it all allows much of this to slide.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Jerry Jameson
Jerry-Jameson
34 total credits
Credits include: Airport '77, Raise the Titanic, Captive, The Bat People and The Deadly Tower

Starring:

Kurt Russell
Kurt-Russell
72 total credits
Kurt Vogel Russell is an American television and film actor. In the 1970s, he signed a ten-year contract with the Walt Disney Company, where he became, according to Robert Osborne, the "studio's top star of the '70s."[1] In 1979, Russell was nominated for an Emmy Award for the made-for-television film Elvis. In 1983, he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture... (Wikipedia)
,
John Forsythe
John-Forsythe
43 total credits
Credits include: Charlie's Angels, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Scrooged, The Trouble with Harry and In Cold Blood
,
Ned Beatty
Ned-Beatty
108 total credits
Ned Thomas Beatty is an American actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and a Golden Globe Award; won a Drama Desk Award. These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and television series like Network (1976), Friendly Fire (1979), Last Train Home (1990), Hear My Song (1991), the adaptation film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (2004) and Toy Story 3 (2010)...(Wikipedia)
,
Alan Vint
Alan-Vint
11 total credits
Credits include: Badlands, Two-Lane Blacktop, The Panic in Needle Park, Macon County Line and The Lady in Red
,
Clifton James
Clifton-James
27 total credits
Credits include: Superman II, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Last Detail and Silver Streak
,
Richard Yniguez
Richard-Yniguez
13 total credits
Credits include: The Deadly Tower, Zandy's Bride, Carmen: A Hip Hopera, I Can Make You Love Me and Tribes
,
Pepe Serna
Pepe-Serna
31 total credits
Credits include: The Black Dahlia, Johnny Got His Gun, The Rookie, The Brave and American Me
,
Pernell Roberts
Pernell-Roberts
27 total credits
Credits include: Ride Lonesome, Bonanza, The Sheepman, The Deadly Tower and Desire Under the Elms
,
Paul Carr
Paul-Carr
30 total credits
Credits include: Blood: The Last Vampire, Ben, Raise the Titanic, Executive Action and Ransom for a Dead Man
,
Maria Elena Cordero
Maria-Elena-Cordero
2 total credits
Credits include: The Deadly Tower and The Brujo

AKA:

Sniper

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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