Charles Whitman is student at the University of Texas in Austin. He often suffers from headaches, during which he tends to violence. One night, he kills wife and mother, buys a number of rifles and loads of ammunition and takes them to the top of the tower of the university, where he barricades himself. With his long-range weapons his starts to shoot at everything that moves. Already until the police arrives, there are numerous people wounded or dead.


Directed by
Jerry Jameson

Writing credits
William Douglas Lansford

Cast (in credits order)
Kurt Russell .... Charles Joseph Whitman
Richard Yniguez .... Officer Ramiro Martinez
John Forsythe .... Lieutenant Elwood Forbes
Ned Beatty .... Allan Crum
Pernell Roberts .... Lieutenant Lee
Clifton James .... Captain Fred Ambrose
Paul Carr .... Officer C.T. Foss
Alan Vint .... Tim Davis
Pepe Serna .... Mano
Maria Elena Cordero .... Vinnie Martinez
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerry Leggio .... Mr. Valchex
Gilbert Roland .... Narrator (voice)


Also Known As:
The Deadly Tower
Runtime: 100 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix: Mono
Certification: Norway:16 (video premiere) / Germany:16
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