| Redemption: For Robbing The Dead | |
| Director: | Thomas Russell |
| Producer: | James Alexander Courtney Russell Asia Stryker |
| Starring: | Jon Gries Edward Herrmann Barry Corbin Margot Kidder Rance Howard Gregg Christensen Larry Thomas |
| Music: | Spencer Russell |
| Cinematography: | Derek Pueblo |
| Editing: | A. Todd Smith |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Redemption: For Robbing The Dead is a 2011 American Western independent film written and directed by BYU film professor Thomas Russell[1] and starring Jon Gries, Edward Herrmann, Barry Corbin, Gregg Christensen, Margot Kidder, Rance Howard, and Larry Thomas. Redemption: For Robbing The Dead is based on actual events.[2] The film was given an AML Award.
The film is based on the experiences of mid-nineteenth century frontier police officer Henry Heath, who finds out that someone has been systematically robbing the graves in the town cemetery, where his own young daughter is buried. In dealing with the criminal, Heath has to look at his own beliefs about justice and redemption.
Redemption: For Robbing The Dead was selected to screen at the following film festival: