The Deadly Tower

1975 PG 1h 40m 6.7

The infamous story of Charles Whitman, "America's favourite sniper" (in Stephen King's words), is told here once again.

Charles Whitman is student at the University of Texas in Austin. He often suffers from headaches, during which he tends to violence. One night, he kills wife and mother, buys a number of rifles and loads of ammunition and takes them to the top of the tower of the university, where he barricades himself. With his long-range weapons his starts to shoot at everything that moves. Already until the police arrives, there are numerous people wounded or dead.

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Info about The Deadly Tower

Studio(s): MGM Television

Originally Released: Oct 18, 1975

Production Country: United States

Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

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