Product Details

• Directors: Marc Levin
• Producers: Marc Levin, Alan Levin, Daphne Pinkerson
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: HBO
• DVD Release Date: April 27, 2011
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006SFKG
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,602 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Gladiator Days - Anatomy of a Prison Murder" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Across the United States, violent crime in prison is an everyday reality, with inmates routinely exposed to assault, riot, rape and murder. Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder examines the culture of institutional violence through the events that led to one burtal prison murder. Utah State Prison surveillance cameras capture this disturbing real-life account of the vicious stabbing of black inmate Lonnie Blackmon by convicted murderer, white supremacist Troy Kell and his accomplice Eric Daniels.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A cautionary 4 stars though, May 8, 2006

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Bufford D. Moore (Baytown, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gladiator Days - Anatomy of a Prison Murder (DVD)

This is an excellent documentary, but it is brutally honest. The video of the actual attack is so shocking as to be almost unwatchable, yet you have to watch once.

Almost as brutal is the effect that the prison system has on these people.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True to Life, April 24, 2003

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Beverly Aiken (Arroyo Grande, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gladiator Days: Anatomy of Prison Murder [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Troy Kell is very charming, intelligent, .... yet also A cold blooded killer. It is a very realistic look into the US prison system. The death in this movie, is hard to watch- you'll be blown away that it was allowed to contuine for so long. AFter spending the last 2 years working in the prison system, this film shows a realistic view as to the daily life there.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars REALITY THERAPY AT ITS BEST!!!!!!, March 5, 2005

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T. Warner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gladiator Days - Anatomy of a Prison Murder (DVD)

I VIEWED THIS MOVIE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT WORK AS A PART OF A VIOLENT GANG PAROLE SQUAD TRAINING CLASS. I HAVE WORKED IN THE PRISON SYSTEM FOR 10 YEARS, AND TO THIS DAY, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO EXPRESS TO ANYONE WHO HAS NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO THE INSIDE OF PRISON THE REAL LIVE REALITY OF PRISON LIFE. I IN AN EXTREME WAY, AS A PAROLE OFFICER, LOVING MOTHER AND WIFE RECOMMEND ANY PARENT WITH A TEEN GOING DOWN THE WRONG ROAD TO MAKE THEIR TEEN VIEW THIS MOVIE. VERY VIOLENT SO NOT MEANT FOR KIDS (PRE-TEEN)WITHOUT A VERY EXTREME TOUGH LOVE REASON.