A Constant Forge vs Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment

Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for A Constant Forge). Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 3h 20m. A Constant Forge is the older of the two (2000 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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A Constant ForgeExecutions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 10.0/10
Year20002025
Length3h 20m1h
GenresDocumentaryDocumentary
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorCharles KiselyakSteve Lawson
Main castJon Voight, Carol Kane, John Cassavetes, Seymour Cassel, Ben GazzaraRichard Felix, Mark Topping

Synopsis

A Constant Forge

One of the great mavericks of cinema, John Cassavetes has earned a reputation as the godfather of American independent movies. The actor-turned-filmmaker invented a realist style of unadorned narrative films heavily influenced by documentaries. This in-depth analysis of Cassavetes' life and work features interviews with key collaborators and ensemble regulars, and explores the making of classics like "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," "Opening…

Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment

From ancient practices such as death by a thousand cuts and hanging, drawing and quartering to the modern scientific era of lethal injection, we ask the question: do the most horrific crimes deserve the most horrific of punishments?

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