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The Shocking History of the Death Penalty
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The Shocking History of the Death Penalty

Oct 22, 1977
1h 11m
★ 0.0

Overview

Do humans have the right to judge and kill other humans? This program includes a history of capital punishment around the world through documentary footage and commentary. The electric chair, firing squad, hanging, poison gas, beating to death, slow execution, crotch-splitting, iron maiden, guillotine, execution by running, and beheading... It features a military execution in a South American country, obtained from a former prison officer. It also includes footage of the reality of life in Japanese prisons, death row inmates facing death, the parents of death row inmates, the families of their victims, and the gallows.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Toei Company

Cast

Takeshi Kusaka

Narrator

Takeshi Kusaka

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