The Deadly Tower

1975TV Movie⏱️ 1h 40mTV-14

ActionDramaThriller

⭐ 6.7

IMDB Rating

1,283 votes

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

Director

Jerry Jameson

Writers

William Douglas Lansford, Antonio Calderón

Stars

Kurt Russell, Richard Yniguez, Ned Beatty

Release Date

October 18, 1975

Language

Spanish, English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Kurt Russell

as Charles Whitman

Richard Yniguez

as Ramiro Martinez

Ned Beatty

as Allan Crum

Pernell Roberts

as Lieutenant Lee

Clifton James

as Captain Fred Ambrose

John Forsythe

as Lt. Elwood Forbes

Gilbert Roland

as Narrator

Paul Carr

as C.T. Foss

Alan Vint

as Tim Davis

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Maria Elena Cordero

as Vinni Martinez

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Mono

Filming Location

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Production

MGM Television

🏷️ Keywords

charles whitmansniperpolicetowertexas

🎯 Categories

SpanishActionDramaThriller

⭐ Featured Review

A terrible day in Austin

by bkoganbing • 2012-07-10

7/10

"Several years ago in 1971 when I was doing the weekend warrior thing in Fort Sam Houston I visited Austin one weekend and did go on the university campus. My reason for going was to see the newly opened Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library. It's almost as big as the infamous tower. Still I did note the tower little dreaming that it would be the site of a terrible tragedy. Like passing by the former World Trade Center towers before they became infamous. The Deadly Tower is the story of the massacre at the campus of the University Of Texas by former serviceman Charles Whitman suffering f..."

💡 Did You Know?

Filmed at the state capitol building in Baton Rouge, LA, due to the feeling by Austin, TX, officials that filming in the actual location would not be in the best interests of citizens affected by the shooting.