Dead Man's Wire
Dead Man's Wire is a feature film that is in post-production with Elevated Films, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion and Balcony 9 Productions attached. Werner Herzog (director), Gus Van Sant (director) and Chester Algernal Gordon (producer) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in Frankfort, KY and Indianapolis, IN in January 2025. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
Project Summary
On February 8, 1977, real estate developer Tony Kiritsis, 44, held Meridian Mortgage Company President Richard O. Hall hostage with a sawed-off shotgun. Kiritsis rigged the shotgun to Hall's neck with a "deadman's switch." Surrounded by police and journalists, Kiritsis forced Hall through downtown streets in freezing weather, later taking a police car to Kiritsis' apartment. Claiming the apartment was rigged with explosives, Kiritsis confined Hall in the bathroom, holding him captive for nearly 63 hours.
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Cast & Crew
Production
| Producer | Chester Algernal Gordon |
| Producer | Tom Culliver |
| Producer | Joel David Moore |
| Producer | Austin Kolodney |
| Producer | Cassian Elwes |
| Producer | Dan Reardon |
Directing
| Director | Werner Herzog |
| Director | Gus Van Sant |
Writing
| Writer | Austin Kolodney |
Cast
| Cast | Nicolas Cage |
| Cast | Bill Skarsgård" |
| Cast | Dacre Montgomery |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/dead-mans-wire (last updated Apr 28, 2026).