Dead Man's Wire
Last Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Project Summary
On February 8, 1977, real estate developer Tony Kiritsis, 44, held Meridian Mortgage Company President Richard O. Hall hostage with a sawed-off shotgun. Kiritsis rigged the shotgun to Hall's neck with a "deadman's switch." Surrounded by police and journalists, Kiritsis forced Hall through downtown streets in freezing weather, later taking a police car to Kiritsis' apartment. Claiming the apartment was rigged with explosives, Kiritsis confined Hall in the bathroom, holding him captive for nearly 63 hours.
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Cast & Crew
Production
| Producer | Chester Algernal Gordon |
| Producer | Tom Culliver |
| Producer | Joel David Moore |
| Producer | Austin Kolodney |
| Producer | Cassian Elwes |
| Producer | Dan Reardon |
Directing
| Director | Werner Herzog |
| Director | Gus Van Sant |
Writing
| Writer | Austin Kolodney |
Cast
| Cast | Nicolas Cage |
| Cast | Bill Skarsgård" |
| Cast | Dacre Montgomery |
Contact details for each person are available to members.
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