The Shocking History of the Death Penalty
Genres
Documentary
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Do humans have the right to judge and kill other humans? This program includes a history of capital punishment around the world through documentary footage and commentary. The electric chair, firing squad, hanging, poison gas, beating to death, slow execution, crotch-splitting, iron maiden, guillotine, execution by running, and beheading... It features a military execution in a South American country, obtained from a former prison officer. It also includes footage of the reality of life in Japanese prisons, death row inmates facing death, the parents of death row inmates, the families of their victims, and the gallows.
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Budget
$--
Revenue
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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
71 mins
Rating
0/10
Release Date
22 October 1977
Country
Japan