The Deadly Tower (1975)
Directed by Jerry Jameson
Sub-Genres - Docudrama |
Release Date - Oct 18, 1975 (USA) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
Share on
Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Made for television, Sniper originally aired under the title The Deadly Tower. In vivid, sweat-inducing detail, the film recreates the horror of August 4, 1966, when outwardly normal student Charles Whitman climbed to the tower of the University of Texas and began firing his rifle on the passersby below. 13 people were killed and 34 wounded before Whitman himself was killed by courageous police office Ramiro Martinez. Filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this docudrama stars Kurt Russell as Whitman, Richard Yniguez as Ramirez, and Ned Beatty as Alan Crum, a reluctant bystander who became an equally reluctant hero when pressed into service by Ramirez. The Deadly Tower first aired October 18, 1975.
Characteristics
Themes
Keywords
battle-fatigue, violence, college, criminal, investigation, killing, mass-murder, mental-illness, murder, obsession, police, rampage, revenge, robbery, school, witness
/_derived_jpg_q90_310x470_m0/TowerBlock2012-PosterArt.jpg)
