The Murder of Mary Phagan
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The Murder of Mary Phagan, a 1988 two-part TV-film made by Orion Pictures Corporation and distributed by National Broadcasting Company (NBC). It tells the story of Leo Frank, a factory manager accused of murdering a little girl in Georgia in 1913, features Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Rebecca Miller, Charles Dutton, Peter Gallagher, Cynthia Nixon, Dylan Baker, and William H. Macy. Written by Larry McMurtry, produced by George Stevens, Jr., and directed by William "Billy" Hale, the film was shot in Richmond, Virginia, with a running time of 251 minutes (over 4 hours) originally broadcast over two evenings. Jack Lemmon noted during a television appearance on The Tonight Show that the cast was the very best with which he had ever worked.
The film won the 1988 Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries.
[edit] Cast
- Jack Lemmon as Gov. John Slaton
- Richard Jordan as Hugh Dorsey
- Robert Prosky as Tom Watson
- Peter Gallagher as Leo Frank
- Rebecca Miller as Lucille Frank
- Paul Dooley as William Burns
- Charles Dutton as Jim Conley
- Kevin Spacey as Wes Brent
- Cynthia Nixon as Doreen
- Dylan Baker as the Governor's Assistant
- William H. Macy (billed as "W.H. Macy") as Randy
