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Dead Man's Wire
2025 American drama film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dead Man's Wire is a 2025 American historical crime film directed by Gus Van Sant, written by Austin Kolodney, based on the true story of kidnapping by Tony Kiritsis in the 1970s. The film draws in part from the 2018 documentary Dead Man's Line, which explored the same events.[4] It stars Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Colman Domingo, Myha'la, Cary Elwes, John Robinson, and Al Pacino.
The film had its world premiere out of competition in the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2025.[5]
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Premise
Depicting the 1977 kidnapping by Tony Kiritsis of his bank mortgager and request for hostage money and an apology.[6]
Cast
- Bill Skarsgård as Tony Kiritsis
- Dacre Montgomery as Richard Hall
- Colman Domingo as Fred Temple
- Myha'la as Linda Page
- Cary Elwes as Detective Michael Grable
- John Robinson
- Al Pacino as M.L. Hall
- Kelly Lynch
- Todd Gable
- Mark Helms
- Michael Ashcraft
- Neil Mulac
- Daniel R. Hill
Production
An adaptation of the film was initially in development with Werner Herzog and Nicolas Cage attached to the project.[7]
In December 2024, Gus Van Sant was reported to be director from a script by Austin Kolodney with Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery leading the cast. It is produced by Elevated Films and Balcony 9 Productions.[8] In January 2025, Colman Domingo, Myha'la, Cary Elwes, and John Robinson joined the cast.[9][10] In February 2025, Al Pacino joined the cast.[11]
Principal photography took place in Louisville, Kentucky, in January 2025.[12][13][14]
Release
The film had its world premiere out of competition in the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2025.[15][16] It was also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2025,[17][18] and will screen in the Special Presentations of the 61st Chicago International Film Festival on October 18, 2025.[19]
On September 9, Row K Entertainment acquired North American rights to the film.[20]
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Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 24 critics' reviews are positive.[21] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[22]
Accolades
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