Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

1990 television film

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

Genre	Drama
Written by	Doug Magee
Directed by	Frank Pierson
Starring	Roy Scheider Bonnie Bedelia Robert Carradine
Theme music composer	James Newton Howard
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	William Sackheim
Producers	Alan Barnette Oscar L. Costo (co-producer) Mychelle Deschamps (associate producer)
Production locations	Mount Dora, Florida Orlando, Florida New York City
Cinematography	Bojan Bazelli
Editor	Peter Zinner
Running time	104 minutes
Production companies	HBO Pictures Alan Barnette Productions MCA Television Entertainment
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	September 9, 1990 (1990-09-09)

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture is a 1990 American made-for-television prison drama film written by photojournalist Doug Magee, inspired by his interviews with and photos of death row prisoners.^[1] The film was directed by Frank Pierson.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Roy Scheider as Paul Marish, Photographer
Bonnie Bedelia as Hannah McGrath
Robert Carradine as Police Sgt. Jerry Brown
Andre Braugher as Dan Weston, Time Magazine Reporter
Arliss Howard as Raymond Eames
Jay Glick as Prison chaplain
John Polce as Executioner

References

^ Loynd, Ray (September 8, 1990). "TV Reviews : 'Shoot the Picture' Graphic on Death Row". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
^ Sauter, Michael (May 10, 1991). "Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 30, 2020.