The Deadly Tower
– The real-life story of Charles Whitman's deadly shooting spree at the University of Texas is retold...
The real-life story of Charles Whitman's deadly shooting spree at the University of Texas is retold. In August 1966, after killing his wife and mother, Whitman climbed to the top of the school's tower and opened fire on passers-by, killing 13 and wounding many others.
18 Oct 1975
English
Jerry Jameson
William Douglas Lansford (teleplay), Antonio Calderón (story), William Douglas Lansford (story)
Kurt Russell, Richard Yniguez, Ned Beatty, Pernell Roberts
Charles Whitman is student at the University of Texas in Austin. He often suffers from headaches, during which he tends to violence. One night, he kills wife and mother, buys a number of rifles and loads of ammunition and takes them to the top of the tower of the university, where he barricades himself. With his long-range weapons his starts to shoot at everything that moves. Already until the police arrives, there are numerous people wounded or dead.
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