The Killing of John Lennon
| The Killing of John Lennon | |
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Andrew Piddington |
| Produced by | Rakha Singh |
| Written by | Andrew Piddington |
| Starring | Jonas Ball Robert C. Kirk Thomas A. McMahon Mie Omori Krisha Fairchild |
| Music by | Martin Kiszko Makana |
| Cinematography | Roger Eaton |
| Edited by | Tony Palmer |
| Distributed by | The Works (UK) IFC Films (US) |
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Release dates
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15 July 2006 (Edinburgh film festival) 7 December 2007 |
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Running time
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114 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Killing of John Lennon is a 2006 British biographical drama film about Mark Chapman's plot to kill musician John Lennon. The film was written and directed by Andrew Piddington, and stars Jonas Ball, Robert C. Kirk and Thomas A. McMahon.
British-produced, it was not released in the United States until 2008 and received much less attention than the similarly themed American-produced independent film Chapter 27 produced in 2007.
While Chapter 27 deals almost wholly with the actions of Mark Chapman during the three days before his murder of Lennon, this film chronicles his life three months prior and contains many flashbacks to his earlier life and upbringing, while exploring in detail his infatuation with J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye and the links between this and his motivation for killing Lennon.
Contents
Cast[1]
- Jonas Ball as Mark David Chapman
- Richard Sherman as John Lennon
- Joe Abbate as Taxi Driver
- Gail Kay Bell as Psychiatrist
- J. Francis Curley as Security Guard
- Nicole Delorey as Record Shop Girl
- Sofia Dubrawsky as Jude
- Krisha Fairchild as Chapman's Mom
- Howard Bishop as Chapman's Father
- Jane Fox as Prostitute
- James Hadde as Scientologist
- Zero Kazama as Scientologist Leader
- Robert C. Kirk as Det. John Sullivan
- Thomas A. McMahon as Spiro
- Mie Omori as Gloria Chapman
- Joe Rosario as Police Inspector
- John Sierros as Reporter
- Anthony Solis as Gun Salesman
- Tom Zolandz as Goresh
See also
- Death of John Lennon
- Chapter 27 (article on 2007 film on same theme)
References
External links
- Official website
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Killing of John Lennon at IMDb
- Use dmy dates from May 2016
- Use British English from May 2016
- English-language films
- Official website not in Wikidata
- 2000s drama films
- 2006 films
- Biographical films about criminals
- Biographical films about musicians
- British biographical films
- British drama films
- British films
- Films associated with the Beatles
- Films set in New York City
- Cultural depictions of John Lennon
