The Shocking History of the Death Penalty
The Shocking History of the Death Penalty
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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.
Released Oct 22, 1977
Runtime 1h 11min
Genre Documentary
Actor Takeshi Kusaka
Director Kan Mukai
Production Toei Company