The Murder of Mary Phagan 36 years old
The Murder of Mary Phagan, a 1987 two-part American TV miniseries made by Orion Pictures Corporation and distributed by National Broadcasting Company, is a dramatization of the story of Leo Frank, a factory manager charged and convicted with murdering a 13-year-old girl, a factory worker named Mary Phagan, in Atlanta, Georgia in 1913. The trial was sensational and controversial. After Frank's legal appeals had failed, the governor of Georgia in 1915 commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment. In 1915 Frank was kidnapped from prison and lynched by a small group of prominent men of Marietta, Georgia. The film features Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Miller, Charles Dutton, Peter Gallagher, Cynthia Nixon, Dylan Baker, and William H. Macy. Written by Larry McMurtry, produced by George Stevens, Jr., and directed by William "Billy" Hale, the film was shot in Richmond, Virginia. It has a running time of 251 minutes, originally broadcast over two evenings.
Credits
Robert Prosky
Tom Watson
Peter Gallagher
Leo Frank
Richard Jordan
Hugh Dorsey
Rebecca Miller
Lucille Frank
Jack Lemmon
Gov. John Slaton
Kathryn Walker
Sally Slaton
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Robert Prosky He was 57 , 77 years old when he died | as Tom Watson |
| Peter Gallagher He was 32 , now 68 years old | as Leo Frank |
| Richard Jordan He was 50 , 56 years old when he died | as Hugh Dorsey |
| Rebecca Miller She was 25 , now 61 years old | as Lucille Frank |
| Jack Lemmon He was 62 , 76 years old when he died | as Gov. John Slaton |
| Kathryn Walker She was 45 , now 81 years old | as Sally Slaton |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Larry McMurtry Writing He was 51 , now 87 years old | Story |
| George Stevens, Jr. Production He was 55 , now 92 years old | Producer |
| George Stevens, Jr. Writing He was 55 , now 92 years old | Teleplay |
| William Hale Directing He was 53 , now 89 years old | Director |
The Murder of Mary Phagan (36 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1988-01-24
- Runtime: [120] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 2
