Dead Man’s Wire (CTBA)

Gus Van Sant’s latest is the fascinating true story of a 1977 kidnapping that turned an Indianapolis man into a folk hero.
Opening Fri 20 Mar
Fri 20 Mar

The morning of February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard O. Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun wired with a “dead man’s wire” from the trigger to Hall’s head.

This is the true story of the stand-off that took the world by storm as Tony demanded $5 million, no charges or prosecution, and a personal apology from the Halls for cheating him out of what he was owed. 

Dead Man’s Wire (CTBA)
Director
Gus Van Sant
Cast
Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Colman Domingo
Duration
104 min
Opening
Fri 20 Mar
Year
2026
Country
United States
Language
English

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