The Staircase
Academy awardwinning documentary filmmaker, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, presents a gripping courtroom thriller, offering a revealing and rare inside look at a murder trial. In 2001, author Michael Peterson was arraigned for the murder of his wife Kathleen, whose body has been discovered lying to the stairway of these dwelling in a pool of blood. Unusual access to Peterson's lawyers, home and immediate family, de Lestrade's cameras catch the defense team as it considers its own tactical alternatives. "The stairs" is a look in modern American justice that features more spins than a legal bestseller.
Released: 2005-04-04