Death Row (1979)
58 min
About daily life on Death Row in Texas. When the film was made in April 1979, 114 men were housed in the special death cells of Ellis prison's rows J-21 and J-23. The men spend their time waiting for the State to kill them or fighting as hard as they can to prevent that death from happening. Their hardest job is staying sane.
- Release date
- January 1, 1979
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
Cast
- Thelette Brandon as Self
- Thelette Brandon as Inmate #561
- Wilbur F. Collins as Self
- Wilbur F. Collins as Inmate #519
- Mark D. Fields as Self
- Mark D. Fields as Inmate #566
- Moses Garcia as Self
- Moses Garcia as Inmate #532
- Billy G. Hughes Jr. as Self
- Billy G. Hughes Jr. as Inmate #556
- Mark M. Moore as Self
- Mark M. Moore as Inmate #513
- Pedro Cruz Muiz as Self
- Pedro Cruz Muiz as Inmate #575
- Doyle E. Skillern as Self
- Doyle E. Skillern as Inmate #518
- Excell White as Self
- Excell White as Inmate #511
- Calvin Woodkins as Self
- Calvin Woodkins as Inmate #523
Crew
- Diane Christian · Director
- Bruce Jackson · Director
- Diane Christian · Writer
- Bruce Jackson · Writer
- Gerardo Puglia · Cinematographer