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The Central Park Five

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7.0/10 • 106

2012-05-241h 59m

Documentary

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, this is the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Directors
Sarah Burns, Ken Burns, David McMahon
Writters
David McMahon

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  1. Antron McCray

    Antron McCray

    Self (voice)

  2. Kevin Richardson

    Kevin Richardson

    Self

  3. Yusef Salaam

    Yusef Salaam

    Self

  4. Raymond Santana

    Raymond Santana

    Self

  5. Kharey Wise

    Kharey Wise

    Self

  6. Matias Reyes

    Matias Reyes

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Jim Dwyer

    Jim Dwyer

    Self - New York Times

  8. Angela Black

    Angela Black

    Self - Kevin's Sister

  9. Ed Koch

    Ed Koch

    Self - Former Mayor, New York

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
$273,747.00
Keywords
prisonpolicerapistwrongful arrestserial rapist