The Life of David Gale (2003)
- Directed by
- Alan Parker
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, mystery film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 2,209 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A college professor and death penalty opponent is on death row for murdering a fellow activist. A journalist interviews him in the days before his execution, uncovering evidence that challenges what she believes.
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What happens
The Life of David Gale is a 2003 crime thriller film directed and co-produced by Alan Parker, written by Charles Randolph, co-produced by Nicolas Cage, and starring Kevin Spacey as the title character, a college professor and longtime activist against capital punishment who is sentenced to death for killing a fellow capital punishment opponent; Kate Winslet, Laura Linney, and Gabriel Mann co-star. The film, an international co-production between the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom, was Parker's final film before his retirement, and subsequent death in 2020. Released in the United States on February 21, 2003, Germany on March 13, 2003, and the United Kingdom on March 14, 2003 by Universal Pictures, it received mostly negative reviews from critics and grossed just $38.9 million against its $38 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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