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Panzram (film)
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Panzram is a documentary film by John Borowski
about the life and death of serial killer
Carl Panzram
, who revealed himself to be an intelligent, introspective and thought-provoking writer through autobiographical papers secretly passed to a humanitarian prison guard.
system during early 20th century America, Panzram unleashed a rampage of revenge that resulted in over 20 murder
s and countless acts of violent sodomy
. A single act of kindness, by prison guard Henry Lesser, sparked a friendship that eventually influenced Panzram to write his autobiography. In 1930, Panzram was eventually hanged for killing a prison foreman.
Panzram marks the third feature film for producer/writer/director John Borowski
. Borowski has achieved international acclaim for his documentaries on early American serial killers, including H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer
and Albert Fish
.
John Borowski
John Borowski is an American filmmaker whose recent films have focused on serial killers H.H. Holmes and Albert Fish. Borowski is currently in production on his third film, Panzram.-Biography:...
about the life and death of serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
Carl Panzram
Carl Panzram
Carl Panzram was an American serial killer, arsonist and burglar. He is known for his confession to prison guard and only friend, Henry Lesser. In graphic detail, Panzram confessed to 22 murders, and to having sodomized over 1,000 males...
, who revealed himself to be an intelligent, introspective and thought-provoking writer through autobiographical papers secretly passed to a humanitarian prison guard.
Synopsis
Brutalized in and out of the prisonPrison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
system during early 20th century America, Panzram unleashed a rampage of revenge that resulted in over 20 murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
s and countless acts of violent sodomy
Sodomy
Sodomy is an anal or other copulation-like act, especially between male persons or between a man and animal, and one who practices sodomy is a "sodomite"...
. A single act of kindness, by prison guard Henry Lesser, sparked a friendship that eventually influenced Panzram to write his autobiography. In 1930, Panzram was eventually hanged for killing a prison foreman.
Panzram marks the third feature film for producer/writer/director John Borowski
John Borowski
John Borowski is an American filmmaker whose recent films have focused on serial killers H.H. Holmes and Albert Fish. Borowski is currently in production on his third film, Panzram.-Biography:...
. Borowski has achieved international acclaim for his documentaries on early American serial killers, including H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer
H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer
H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer is a 2004 biographical documentary film directed by John Borowski. The film relates the true life story of American serial killer H. H. Holmes...
and Albert Fish
Albert Fish (film)
Albert Fish is a 2007 biographical documentary film directed by John Borowski. The film relates the life story of American serial killer and cannibal Albert Fish. In addition to interviews, period footage and photographs, the film also recreates many of Fish's crimes in numerous reenactment scenes...
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