The Staircase
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2004, Series, Crime, Documentary, Drama, English, France, MoviePedia score 75
Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a rare and revealing inside look at a high-profile murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the stairway of their home. Granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras capture the defense team as it considers its strategic options. The series is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.
Where to watch in India
- Stream on Netflix
Directed by Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Cast
- Michael Peterson as Self
- David Rudolf as Self - Michael Peterson's Lead Attorney
- Ron Guerette as Self - Private Investigator for the Defense
- Martha Ratliff as Self - Michael Peterson's Adopted Daughter
- Margaret Ratliff as Self
- Tom Maher as Self - Defense Attorney
- Bill Peterson as Self
- Clayton Peterson as Self - Michael Peterson's Son
- Todd Peterson as Self - Michael Peterson's Son
- Orlando Hudson as Self - Superior Court Judge
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