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A 2003 crime thriller film starring Kevin Spacey as a death row inmate and activist against capital punishment. The film explores the plot to frame him for rape and murder by a conspiracy to discredit the death penalty.
Feb 21, 2003 · The Life of David Gale: Directed by Alan Parker. With Kate Winslet, Cleo King, Constance Jones, Kevin Spacey. A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.
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Jul 6, 2021 · The Life of David Gale is a 2003 thriller drama film starring Kevin Spacey as an anti-death penalty activist falsely accused of rape and murder. The film is not based on a true story, but it draws from real events and issues related to capital punishment in the US.
David Gale (1921-2008) was a professor at UC Berkeley and a pioneer in mathematical economics, game theory, and convex analysis. He invented the games of Bridg-It and Chomp, solved the Ramsey problem, and co-authored the Gale–Shapley algorithm.
Feb 21, 2003 · Roger Ebert criticizes the movie's plot, direction and message, accusing it of being corrupt, intellectually bankrupt and morally dishonest. He argues that the movie supports capital punishment and discredits its opponents, and that the final revelation is cheap and shameful.
David Gale (Kevin Spacey) is a man who has tried hard to live by his principles but in a bizarre twist of fate, this devoted father, popular professor and respected death penalty opponent finds ...
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A movie about a philosophy professor and anti-death-penalty activist who is wrongfully convicted of rape and murder and faces execution. A reporter tries to uncover the truth behind his crime and his mysterious death row confession.