Staircase (The)
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Soupçons- Director: Jean-Xavier De Lestrade
- Writer: Jean-Xavier De Lestrade
- Producer: Denis Poncet; Allyson Luchak
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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 staircase' is an engrossing look at contemporary American justice that features more twists than a legal bestseller.
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Cast & Characters
Michael Peterson
David Rudolf
Ron Guerette
Tom Maher
Bill Peterson
Freda Black
Jim Hardin
Arthur Holland
Todd Peterson
Margaret Ratliff
Martha Ratliff