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Dead Man's Wire 2025
Crime dramaHistorical crimeHistorical drama
Dead Man's Wire represents a 2025 American crime thriller directed by Gus Van Sant and penned by Austin Kolodney, collaborating with historical advisors Alan Berry and Mark Enochs who co-created the 2018 documentary Dead Man's Line concerning identical occurrences. The motion picture draws from the 1977 hostage confrontation featuring Tony Kiritsis. Bill Skarsgård portrays Kiritsis in the production, supported by a supporting cast comprising Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Myha'la, Colman Domingo, and Al Pacino.
The film debuted outside the competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2025, followed by a broad cinema release on January 9, 2026 through Row K Entertainment.
Cast
- Bill SkarsgårdTony Kiritsis
- Dacre MontgomeryRichard Hall
- Cary ElwesDetective Michael Grable
- Myha'laLinda Page
- Colman DomingoFred Temple
- Al PacinoM.L
- John RobinsonJohn the Cameraman
- Kelly LynchMabel Hall
- Todd GableChief Gallagher
- Mark HelmsFrank Love
- Michael AshcraftGeorge Martz
- Neil MulacAgent Patrick Mullaney
- Daniel R. HillJimmy Kiritsis
- Shannon “The Dude” Grigsbypolice officer
Crew
- Director
- Gus Van Sant
- Writer
- Austin Kolodney
- Producer
- Cassian Elwes, Joel David Moore, Tom Culliver, Veronica Radaelli, Sam Pressman, Mark Amin, Remi Alfallah, Noor Alfallah, Siena Oberman, Andrea Bucko, Matt Murphie, Paula Paizes
- Cinematography
- Arnaud Potier
- Editing
- Saar Klein
- Music
- Danny Elfman
Details
- Production
- District 9 Productions, Elevated Films, Pinstripes, Pressman Film, RNA Pictures, Sobini Films
- Distributor
- Row K Entertainment
- Budget
- < $15 million
- Box office
- $3.8 million
