The Execution of Private Slovik is a nonfiction book by William Bradford Huie, published in 1954,[1] and an American television movie that aired on NBC on March 13, 1974.

Huie's account of Slovik is an example of his style of reporting and his tendency to anger Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had authorized the execution as commander of the Allied Forces, and who tried to stop publication of the book.

Frank Sinatra announced in 1960 that he would produce a film adaptation of The Execution of Private Slovik, with the screenplay to be written by Albert Maltz, who was one of the Hollywood 10 blacklisted after they refused to testify to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in the McCarthy era.

[9][citation needed] John J. O'Connor of The New York Times praised NBC, Levinson and Link for their participation in the project, but added that it was also part of the problem with the film when he explained, "The production is striving for provocative drama.

Seitz praised Martin Sheen's performance as "one of his finest" and stated that the film is "as close to a perfect character study as network TV has produced, quietly outraged yet somehow resolutely unsentimental".