Stacy Keach
Jonas Candide
1970•1h 35m•Released•EN
The Traveling Executioner
“1918: The year this man traveled the South with a portable electric chair.”
Overview
Jonas Candide performs his job as state executioner in early 20th century Mississippi like a combination preacher and carnival barker, persuading condemned men to accept their deaths before electrocuting them on his electric chair. After he's assigned his first woman to execute, however, Jonas' sense of purpose is shaken.
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Release Date
October 1, 1970
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.9 / 10
Votes
14
Budget
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Status
Released
Popularity
1.5
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Bud Cort
Jimmy Croft
Marianna Hill
Gundred Herzallerliebst
Graham Jarvis
Doc Prittle
James Sloyan
Piquant (as James J. Sloyan)
M. Emmet Walsh
Warden Brodski
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John Bottoms
Lawyer
Ford Rainey
Stanley Mae
James Greene
Gravey Combs
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Sam Reese
Priest
Stefan Gierasch
Willy Herzallerliebst
Logan Ramsey
La Follette
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