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The Life of David Gale is a american film of genre Drama directed by Alan Parker released in USA on 21 february 2003 with Kevin Spacey
The Life of David Gale (2003)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 21 february 2003
Length 2h10
Directed by Alan Parker
OriginUSA
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Prison films, Films about suicide, Films about capital punishment
Rating74%
The Life of David Gale is a 2003 American drama thriller film directed by Alan Parker (in his final film as a director) and written by Charles Randolph. The film is an international co-production, between the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom.
Kevin Spacey played the eponymous character, a college professor and longtime activist against capital punishment who is sentenced to death for killing a fellow capital punishment opponent. Kate Winslet and Laura Linney co-star.
Synopsis
David Gale is a prisoner on death row in Texas. With only a few days to his execution, his lawyer negotiates a half million-dollar fee to tell his story to Bitsey Bloom, a journalist from a major news magazine known for her ability to keep secrets and protect her sources. He tells her the story of how he ended up on death row, revealed to the movie audience through a series of lengthy flashbacks.Actors
Kevin Spacey
(David Gale)
Kate Winslet
(Bitsey Bloom)
Laura Linney
(Constance Hallaway)
Gabriel Mann
(Zack Stemmons)
Rhona Mitra
(Berlin)
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