The Traveling Executioner is a 1970 American comedy-drama film directed by Jack Smight and starring Stacy Keach, Bud Cort, Stefan Gierasch and Marianna Hill.[1]
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Directed by | Jack Smight |
Written by | Garrie Bateson |
Produced by | Jack Smight |
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Cinematography | Philip H. Lathrop |
Edited by | Neil Travis |
Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The musical The Fields of Ambrosia is based on the film.[2]
Jonas Candide, a former carnival showman, travels around the South in 1918 with his own portable electric chair, going from prison to prison with his young assistant, Jimmy, charging one hundred dollars per execution. Two of Jonas' potential victims are siblings Willy and Gundred Herzallerliebst. While Jonas successfully executes Willy, he falls for Gundred, hoping to fake her execution. He does, but then things turn dark for him.
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