Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990, English. Directed by Frank Pierson.
Raymond Eames, a small-time drug dealer, has been sentenced to death for the shooting death of a policeman. After seven years of appeals are exhausted, the date of his execution arrives. His last request is that his execution be photographed. Eames selects Paul Marish, a jaded Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, who is convinced by his agent to visit the small town in Georgia. Sensing a big story, Marish's agent sends in a reporter from Time magazine, and together they begin to investigate the events surrounding the murder, in a small town where emotions are high and opinions are fixed.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Frank PiersonDirector
- Roy ScheiderPaul Marish
- Bonnie BedeliaHannah McGrath
- Arliss HowardRaymond Eames
- Andre BraugherDan Weston
- Robert CarradinePolice Sgt. Jerry Brown
- Marc MacaulaySupt. Stanton
- Antoni CoroneMike Knighton
- Tom NowickiSteve March
- Tom SchusterJake Rusher
- Tom KouchalakosBurke
- Mark McCrackenNathanson
- Bob BarnesGov. Dean
Details
- Released
- 9 September 1990
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Doug Magee
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Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 September 1990. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture, try Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974, Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America, Walking Tall: Lone Justice.
Who directed Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture?
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990) was directed by Frank Pierson and stars Roy Scheider, Bonnie Bedelia, Arliss Howard.