Procedure 769: The Witnesses to an Execution

Procedure 769: The Witnesses to an Execution

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 11, 1995

Runtime

1h 25m

Original Title

Procedure 769: The Witnesses to an Execution

Director

Jaap van Hoewijk

Description

Procedure 769 is the document that lays down how a prisoner is to be executed. For the first time in 25 years the procedure was again followed in California, USA. On April 21, 1992, just before 6 am, Robert Harris stepped into the bright green light. All witnesses had a valid reason to watch. For one is was a democratic duty, another wanted to see justice served, some wanted to help the condemned in the last moments of his life. They all looked at the same: a dying man. Yet each saw different things happen.