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Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

Raymond Eames, a small-time drug dealer, has been sentenced to death for the shooting death of a policeman. After seven years of appeals are exhausted, the date of his execution arrives. His last request is that his execution be photographed. Eames selects Paul Marish, a jaded Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, who is convinced by his agent to visit the small town in Georgia. Sensing a big story, Marish's agent sends in a reporter from Time magazine, and together they begin to investigate the events surrounding the murder, in a small town where emotions are high and opinions are fixed.

Top Cast

  • Roy Scheider

    Roy Scheider

    Paul Marish

  • Bonnie Bedelia

    Bonnie Bedelia

    Hannah McGrath

  • Arliss Howard

    Arliss Howard

    Raymond Eames

  • Andre Braugher

    Andre Braugher

    Dan Weston

  • Robert Carradine

    Robert Carradine

    Police Sgt. Jerry Brown

  • Marc Macaulay

    Marc Macaulay

    Supt. Stanton

  • Antoni Corone

    Antoni Corone

    Mike Knighton

  • Tom Nowicki

    Tom Nowicki

    Steve March

  • Tom Schuster

    Tom Schuster

    Jake Rusher

Overview

Raymond Eames, a small-time drug dealer, has been sentenced to death for the shooting death of a policeman. After seven years of appeals are exhausted, the date of his execution arrives. His last request is that his execution be photographed. Eames selects Paul Marish, a jaded Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, who is convinced by his agent to visit the small town in Georgia. Sensing a big story, Marish's agent sends in a reporter from Time magazine, and together they begin to investigate the events surrounding the murder, in a small town where emotions are high and opinions are fixed.

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