'Dead Man's Wire,' Movie Shot Around Louisville, Now in Theaters

'Dead Man's Wire,' movie shot around Louisville, now in theaters

Louisville is back on the big screen.

Louisville-filmed 'Dead Man's Wire' hits theaters Jan. 16

Set in 1977, the movie tells the true story of Tony Kiritsis, who took a mortgage company employee hostage at gunpoint in Indianapolis.

'Dead Man's Wire,' shot in Louisville, opens nationwide this week

"Dead Man's Wire," starring Bill Skarsgård and Dacre Montgomery, opens in theaters this week. A look behind-the-scenes at the Louisville movie set.

Gus Van Sant talks his new film 'Dead Man's Wire'

(L-R) Dacre Montgomery and Bill Skarsgård in “Dead Man’s Wire.” (Photo provided by 2025 Row K Entertainment and Stefania Rosini SMPSP) Gus Van Sant had never heard the full account of Tony Kiritis. But when he did, he knew it could make a great feature film.The director’s new project, “Dead Man’s Wire,” opens Jan. 16 in Atlanta and tells the story how in 1977, Kiritis took Meridian Mortgage Company President Richard Hall hostage for almost three…

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New Film, Dead Man's Wire, Shines A Light On Tony Kiritsis Incident

Anthony Kiritsis holds a shotgun to his hostage Richard O. Hall’s neck with the wired shotgun near the end of the 62-hour ordeal, Feb. 11, 1977 in Indianapolis. Hall was released without injury and Kiritsis was taken into custody. Hall is a Mortgage company executive in Indiana. (AP Photo/John C. Hillery) THE MOVIE DEAD Man’s Wire, directed by Gus Van Sant and opening in theaters nationally on January 15, retells the sordid saga of Tony Kiritsis…