Dead Man’s Wire

In cinemas

March 20, 2026

Director

Gus Van Sant

Starring

Al Pacino., Bill Skarsgård, Cary Elwes, Colman Domingo, Dacre Montgomery & Myha'la

Runtime
1 Hour 45 Minutes

Genre
Not known

Language
English

On the morning of February 8, 1977, Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis, 44, entered the office of Richard O. Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun wired with a “dead man’s wire” from the trigger to Hall’s head.

DEAD MAN’S WIRE tells the unbelievable true story of the stand-off that took the world by storm as Tony demanded $5 million, no charges or prosecution, and a personal apology from the Halls for cheating him out of what he was “owed.”