Dead Man's Wire

Dec 12, 2025

1h 45m

★ 6.5

His revolution was televised.

Overview

In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Elevated Films

Balcony 9 Productions

RNA Pictures

TPC

Sobini Films

Raised by Wolves Pictures

Co Created Media

Copper Island

Last Mile Productions

Wrong Turn Productions

SIPUR

Construction Film

Streamline Global

Sillen Productions

Edith Productions

Pressman Film

Space Pilot Media

Eterna

LB Entertainment

Filmhedge

Film Manufacturers

YO Productions

Va Bene Productions

WME Independent

Notorious Productions Film Fund

Dead Man's Wire Trailers

Cast

Tony Kiritsis

Bill Skarsgård

Richard 'Dick' Hall

Dacre Montgomery

Michael Grable

Cary Elwes

M.L. Hall

Al Pacino

Fred Temple

Colman Domingo

Linda Page

Myha'la

Mabel Hall

Kelly Lynch

Doreen

Jordan Claire Robbins

Cameraman

John Robinson

Ibby Hall

Katie Kinman

Frank Love

Mark Helms

Rookie Cop

Kyle Rankin

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