The Traveling Executioner

– Jonas Candide performs his job as state executioner in early 20th century Mississippi like a combina..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
1970
The Traveling Executioner (1970)

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

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Genre:
Release Date:

23 Jun 1972

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Jack Smight

Writer:

Garrie Bateson

Main Actors:

Stacy Keach, Marianna Hill, Bud Cort, Graham Jarvis

Plot:

Stacy Keach is electrifying as Jonas Candide, an ex-Carny who in 1918 travels around the bayou with a portable electric chair. At $100 a head, he renders his services with loving care. But then he falls for a female "client".

Production:

Warner Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10