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The Traveling Executioner
The Traveling Executioner
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THE TRAVELING EXECUTIONER

Directed by Jack Smight
United States, 1970
Comedy, Drama, Western

Synopsis

A state executioner in early 20th century Mississippi performs his job like a combination preacher and carnival barker, persuading condemned men to accept their deaths before electrocuting them. After he’s assigned his first woman to execute, however, Jonas’ sense of purpose is shaken.

Synopsis

A state executioner in early 20th century Mississippi performs his job like a combination preacher and carnival barker, persuading condemned men to accept their deaths before electrocuting them. After he’s assigned his first woman to execute, however, Jonas’ sense of purpose is shaken.