Directed by:
Jerry JamesonScreenplay:
William Douglas LansfordCinematography:
Matthew F. LeonettiComposer:
Don EllisCast:
Kurt Russell, Richard Yniguez, Pernell Roberts, Ned Beatty, Clifton James, John Forsythe, Gilbert Roland, Paul Carr, Alan Vint, Pepe Serna, Don Hood (more)VOD (1)
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It's the University of Texas campus in Austin, but it seems like a war zone. Gunfire resounds from everywhere. People fall. Others scramble to flee or help the wounded. Meanwhile, from atop the school's landmark Tower, Charles Whitman fires off round after lethal round. The Deadly Tower is the powerful story of the 1966 event that was at the time the largest one-person murder spree in U.S. history. Kurt Russell, far removed from the lighthearted roles that then made up much of his career, portrays the murderous protagonist. The film's heroes are others: police officers (including Richard Yniguez as Officer Ramiro Martinez), rescue personnel and various brave civilians. They faced the worst kind of terror - one who was real. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Kurt Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/683/163683377_2b7cf3.jpg)
Kurt Russell
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
The Thing (1982)
Interstate 60 (2002)
Richard Yniguez
USA
Best movies:
The Deadly Tower (1975) (TV movie)
I Can Make You Love Me (1993) (TV movie)
The Second Civil War (1997) (TV movie)
![Pernell Roberts](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280266_1987db.jpg)
Pernell Roberts
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Sheepman (1958)
Desire Under the Elms (1958)
![Ned Beatty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267403_eacd77.jpg)
Ned Beatty
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story 3 (2010)
All the President's Men (1976)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
![Clifton James](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/426/426662_3838d7.jpg)
Clifton James
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Untouchables (1987)
The Chase (1966)
![John Forsythe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269348_c3060d.jpg)
John Forsythe
USA
Best movies:
In Cold Blood (1967)
...And Justice for All (1979)
Escape from Fort Bravo (1953)
![Gilbert Roland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496833_5b7911.jpg)
Gilbert Roland
Mexico
Best movies:
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![Paul Carr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/600/161600582_54e44a.jpg)
Paul Carr
USA
Best movies:
In Cold Blood (1967)
The Wrong Man (1956)
Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) (TV movie)
Alan Vint
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
Badlands (1973)
![Pepe Serna](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/538/158538468_831ba9.jpg)
Pepe Serna
USA
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988) (series)
Don Hood
USA
Best movies:
Ed Wood (1994)
An Early Frost (1985) (TV movie)
Inherit the Wind (1988) (TV movie)
Jerry Leggio
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Ruffian (2007) (TV movie)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)