The Deadly Tower
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| Directed by | Jerry Jameson |
| Starring | Kurt Russell |
| Music by | Don Ellis |
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Release dates
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October 18, 1975 |
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Running time
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100 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Deadly Tower, also known as Sniper, is a 1975 television film directed by Jerry Jameson. It stars Kurt Russell and Richard Yniguez.[1]
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Plot
The film is based on the true story of Charles Joseph Whitman, an engineering student and former Marine who murdered his own wife and mother and then killed 14 more people and wounded 31 others in a shooting rampage at the University of Texas at Austin on the afternoon of August 1, 1966.
Cast
- Kurt Russell as Charles Whitman
- Richard Yniguez as Ramiro Martinez
- Ned Beatty as Alan Crum
- Pernell Roberts as Lieutenant Lee
- Clifton James as Captain Fred Ambrose
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Deadly Tower at IMDb
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