Death Row (1979)
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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.
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Genre affinityDocumentaryPacingShortDirector preference3270067 · 3270068Country preferenceUsDecade preference1970Runtime preferenceShort
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What is Death Row about?
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.
How long is Death Row?
Death Row has a runtime of 59 minutes.