Dead Man's Wire

“His revolution was televised.”

6.5/ 10 231 votes 2026-01-09 1h 46m 11 popularity

In 1977, former real estate developer Tony Kiritsis puts a dead man's switch on himself and the mortgage banker who did him wrong, demanding $5 million and a personal apology.

Director: Gus Van Sant

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Budget

$13M

Revenue

$2M

Cast

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Bill Skarsgård

Tony Kiritsis

Dacre Montgomery

Richard Hall

Cary Elwes

Michael Grable

Myha'la

Linda Page

Kelly Lynch

Mabel Hall

John Robinson

John

Vinh Nguyen

James- Young Radio Producer

Mark Helms

Frank Love

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