
The story of Caryl Chessman, a convicted California rapist who spent 12 years on death row before finally being executed.
Cast

Alan Alda
Caryl W. Chessman

Talia Shire
Rosalie Asher

John Hillerman
George Davis

Barnard Hughes
Judge Fricke

Virginia Kiser
Virginia Gibbons
Edward Mallory
Warden Teets

Walter McGinn
J. Miller Leavy

Ben Piazza
Bill Edmunds

John Randolph
Judge Lewis Goodman

John P. Ryan
Johnson

James B. Sikking
Mr. Lea

Maxine Stuart
Mrs. Asher

James Keach
Officer #1

Philip Baker Hall
Phillips

F. William Parker
Judge Guerin

Mwako Cumbuka
1st Clerk
Jason Johnson
Binder

Joe E. Tata
Kelton
Crew

Buzz Kulik
Director

John Gay
Writer
Les Green
Editor
Gerald Perry Finnerman
Director of Photography
Harry Hogan III
Assistant Director
Peter Katz
Producer
Bert Gold
Associate Producer
Karl Silvera
Makeup Artist
Doug Grindstaff
Sound Editor
Bob J. Human
Sound Editor

Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Shinichi Yamazaki
Music Editor
Audrey A. Blasdel
Set Decoration
Richard C. Goddard
Set Decoration
Adell Aldrich
Script Supervisor

Gary Epper
Stunts
Ross Bellah
Art Direction
Carl Braunger
Art Direction