The Central Park five / a film by Ken Burns, David McMahon, Sarah Burns ; a Florentine Films production ; written by Sarah Burns & David McMahon & Ken Burns ; produced by David McMahon, Sarah Burns, Ken Burns ; produced in association with WETA, Washington, DC.

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Chronicles America's complicated perceptions of race and crime through the story of the "Central Park 5"--A group of minority teenagers wrongfully convicted and jailed for brutally raping a white woman in New York.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wamble, Doug (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Florentine Films
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
PBS Distribution (Firm)
Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953- (Director, Screenwriter, Producer)
McMahon, David, 1976- (Director, Screenwriter, Producer)
Burns, Sarah, 1982- (Director, Screenwriter, Producer)
Squires, Buddy (Cinematographer)
Savini, Anthony (Cinematographer)
McCray, Antron (Interviewee)
Santana, Raymond (Interviewee)
Richardson, Kevin (Interviewee)
Wise, Korey (Interviewee)
Salaam, Yusef (Interviewee)
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
English with optional English SDH or Spanish subtitles.
Published: [Arlington, Va.] : PBS : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2013], ©2013.
Edition:Widescreen.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Meili, Trisha.
Assault and battery > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Violent crimes > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Rape > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Judicial error > New York (State) > New York.
Criminal justice, Administration of > New York (State) > New York.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > New York (State) > New York.
Central Park Jogger Rape Trial, New York, N.Y., 1990.
Rape victims > New York (State) > New York.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Social problem films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Case studies.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Social problem films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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