| Description |
2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet. |
| Series |
Sundance documentary collection
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
With all the trappings of a classic murder mystery, The Staircase chronicles the sensational story of North Carolina author Michael Peterson, who stood trial in 2003 for the murder of his wife, Kathleen Peterson. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: Introduction -- episode 1. Crime or accident -- episode 2. Secrets and lies -- episode 3. A striking coincidence -- episode 4. A prosecution trickery. Disc 2: episode 5. A weak case -- episode 6. The prosecution's revenge -- episode 7. The blowpoke returns -- episode 8. The verdict. |
| Note |
Special features: Step by step : the making of "The staircase" ; filmmaker insights ; filmmaker biographies ; limited ed. illustrated booklet containing the Peterson family tree and character biographies ; 45 min. of never-before-seen family interviews. |
| Subject |
Family violence.
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Homicide.
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Trials (Murder)
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Uxoricide.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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| Added Author |
Lestrade, Jean-Xavier de.
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Sundance Channel Home Entertainment.
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New Video Group.
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| ISBN |
0767082311 |
| Standard No. |
767685973332 |
| Music No. |
NVG-9733 New Video Group |
| Standard No. |
QBX qbi06600085 |
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