DVD
2 of 2 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
- WASHINGTON SQUARE: Audiovisual Collection
The staircase
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Publication Information
[New York] : Docurama Films : Sundance Channel Home Entertainment, [2011]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 384 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
This shocking, real-life thriller follows the high-profile murder trial of North Carolina author Michael Peterson, who was arraigned in 2001 for the murder of his wife after her body was discovered lying in a pool of blood on the stairway of the couple's upscale Durham home. Did Kathleen Peterson fall down the stairs, or was it cold-blooded murder? As the mystery unravels, de Lestrade's cameras are granted unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home, and immediate family, resulting in a gripping, inside look at a case so shocking, it is sure to leave you gasping for breath.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally broadcast as a French documentary mini-series in 2004.
Bonus features: Step by step: the making of The staircase ; filmmaker insights ; filmmaker biographies ; Michael Peterson follow-up interview ; never-before-seen family interviews.