Execution of Justice Movie Review 1999

Emily Mann's play focused on the 1978 voluntary manslaughter verdict in the trial of city supervisor Dan White for the deaths of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone (Young) and openly gay elected official Harvey Milk (Coyote). You may remember the infamous "Twinkie Defense." This sporadically compelling cable docudrama delves into the mind of White (Daly) himself.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 103 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Crime, San Francisco, Period Piece: 1970s, Gays, Order in the Court, Justice Prevails...?, Adapted from a Play, Politics

Screenplay

Michael Butler

Cast

Timothy Daly, Peter Coyote, Stephen Young, Amy Van Nostrand, Tyne Daly, Khalil Kain, Frank Pellegrino, Shannon Hile

Cinematography

Claudio Chea

Director

Leon Ichaso