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Tag: Paul Carr

‘The Deadly Tower’ (1975): True crime thriller brings Texas killer to the screen

In a post-holiday mood for something light, I happened upon an older Warner Bros. Archive Collection disc of The Deadly Tower, NBC’s 1975 made-for-TV movie with Disney alumnus Kurt Russell starring as infamous University of Texas sniper, Charles Whitman.

February 11, 2022September 23, 2024 Movies & Drinks1 Comment

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