Dead Man's Wire
A FILM BY Gus Van Sant
A FILM BY Gus Van Sant
Synopsis
Based on a true story, the 1977 kidnapping of a prominent banker grips the nation and turns the abductor into an outlaw folk hero. As the media frenzy peaks, the standoff becomes a spectacle of desperation, defiance and blurred justice, which resonates even today.Theatrical Release Date
Friday, January 16, 2026
Original Languages: English
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 104
Year: 2025
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 104
Year: 2025
CREDITS
CAST
Bill Bill Skarsgård
Dacre Montgomery
Al Pacino
Colman Domingo
Cary Elwes
Myha'la
DIRECTED BY
Gus Van Sant
TRAILER
PHOTOS
Dacre Montgomery in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Al Pacino and director Gus Van Sant on the set of DEAD MAN'S WIRE, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Al Pacino in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Dacre Montgomery and Bill Skarsgård in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Center, L to R: Myha'la in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Colman Domingo in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Cary Elwes in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Dacre Montgomery and director Gus Van Sant on the set of DEAD MAN'S WIRE, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Bill Skarsgård in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Colman Domingo in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Colman Domingo in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Cary Elwes in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Dacre Montgomery and Bill Skarsgård in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Al Pacino in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Bill Skarsgård in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Dacre Montgomery in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Al Pacino in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Bill Skarsgård in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Colman Domingo in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Myha'la in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
director Gus Van Sant of DEAD MAN'S WIRE
Colman Domingo in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Colman Domingo in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Myha'la in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Myha'la in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Bill Skarsgård and director Gus Van Sant on the set of DEAD MAN'S WIRE, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Colman Domingo in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Cary Elwes in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Cary Elwes in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Dead Man's Wire
L to R: Al Pacino and director Gus Van Sant on the set of DEAD MAN'S WIRE, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Dacre Montgomery and Bill Skarsgård in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
Center, L to R: Myha'la in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Dacre Montgomery and director Gus Van Sant on the set of DEAD MAN'S WIRE, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Dacre Montgomery and Bill Skarsgård in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery in DEAD MAN'S WIRE by Gus Van Sant, courtesy of Mongrel Media
L to R: Bill Skarsgård and director Gus Van Sant on the set of DEAD MAN'S WIRE, courtesy of Mongrel Media
