Deadline

Overview

In 2000, Illinois Gov. George Ryan ordered a moratorium on the death penalty after university students uncovered new evidence proving the innocence of 13 men on death row. This documentary follows the hearings held by a panel Ryan appointed to study the issue and interviews activists, scholars and prisoners, while examining the history of the American death penalty. As Ryan's time in office comes to an end, he must decide what steps to take to reform the judicial system.

Directed by Kirsten Johnson, Katy Chevigny

Top cast

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Anthony Amsterdam

Self

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

John Chancellor

Self (archive footage)

Mamie Till Mobley

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

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Bryan Stevenson

Self

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Scott Turow

Self

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Jeanne Bishop

Self

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