Dead Man Out

Year: 1989

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: English

Director: Richard Pearce

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A forensic psychiatrist is assigned to assess whether a convicted multiple murderer, who has spent eight years on death row and whose conduct has grown increasingly erratic, remains mentally competent to face execution. The evaluation forces the doctor to confront the legal and ethical ramifications of executing a potentially insane inmate.

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