External links
- "Recommendation for Mercy" at Allmovie.com
- Recommendation for Mercy at IMDb
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| Recommendation for Mercy | |
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| Directed by | Murray Markowitz |
| Screenplay by | Fabian Jennings, Murray Markowitz, Joe Wiesenfeld |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| Budget | C$250,000 [1] |
| Box office | $640,000 (Canada) [2] |
Recommendation for Mercy (released in the United States as Teenage Psycho Killer) is a 1975 Canadian film fictionalizing the murder trial of Steven Truscott. [3]
Directed by Murray Markowitz, it starred Andrew Skidd, Robb Judd, and Mike Upmalis. [4]
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