Dead Man’s Wire: 2026 American Historical Crime Film Trailer & Review

Movie Name: Dead Man’s Wire
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Myha’la, Colman Domingo, Al Pacino
Genre: Crime, History, Biography, Drama
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Release Date: January 16, 2025
Rating: –
Languages: English
Production House: Elevated Films, Pressman Film, District 9 Productions, Sobini Films, RNA Pictures, Pinstripes
Budget: $- million

On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a ‘dead man’s wire’ from the trigger to Tony’s own neck.

Dead Man’s Wire: Movie Overview

Dead Man’s Wire is a 2025 American historical crime film directed by Gus Van Sant, written by Austin Kolodney, working with historical consultants Alan Berry and Mark Enochs, which follows the crimes committed by Tony Kiritsis in the 1970s. It stars Bill Skarsgård as Kiritsis, alongside an ensemble cast that includes Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Myha’la, Colman Domingo, and Al Pacino.

The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2025, and is scheduled to have a limited theatrical release by Row K Entertainment on January 9, 2026, followed by a wide release on January 16.

The film depicts the 1977 kidnapping by Tony Kiritsis of his bank mortgager, in which he requested hostage money and an apology.

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