Killer: A Journal of Murder (1996)
"Liar. Thief. Murderer. He hated all of humanity, himself most of all."

Title: Killer: A Journal of Murder
Original Title: Killer: A Journal of Murder
Release Date: 1996-09-06
Status: Released
Rating: 5.9/10 (from 46 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Breakheart Films, Ixtlan Productions
Carl Panzram is sent to Leavenworth Prison for burglary. While there, he is brutally beaten by a guard. Neophyte guard Henry Lesser feels sympathy for Panzram, befriends him, and gets him to write his life story. Lesser learns that Panzram's past is much more violent than he thought, but also that he's capable of being a much better person than the rest of the prison staff believes - or so Lesser thinks.
Cast

James Woods
Carl Panzram

Robert Sean Leonard
Henry Lesser

Cara Buono
Esther Lesser

Ellen Greene
Elizabeth Wyatt

Robert John Burke
R.G. Greiser

Lili Taylor
Woman in Speakeasy

Seth Romatelli
Teenaged Carl Panzram

Richard Riehle
Warden Quince

Harold Gould
Old Henry Lesser

John Bedford Lloyd
Dr. Karl Menninger