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The Resource American experience, The perfect crime, American Experience Films presents ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; produced and directed by Cathleen O'Connell ; a Desert Penguin Pictures, LLC production for American Experience ; a production of WGBH

American experience, The perfect crime, American Experience Films presents ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; produced and directed by Cathleen O'Connell ; a Desert Penguin Pictures, LLC production for American Experience ; a production of WGBH

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Set in 1920s Chicago, this is the story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb -- wealthy college students who had planned to abduct and kill a child at random to prove they were smart enough to get away with it. Their lawyer summoned experts to show that the murderers had been shaped by childhood trauma, setting off a national debate about morality, individual responsibility, and capital punishment
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American experience, The perfect crime
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American experience
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The perfect crime
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American Experience Films presents ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; produced and directed by Cathleen O'Connell ; a Desert Penguin Pictures, LLC production for American Experience ; a production of WGBH
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Perfect crime
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eng
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Set in 1920s Chicago, this is the story of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb -- wealthy college students who had planned to abduct and kill a child at random to prove they were smart enough to get away with it. Their lawyer summoned experts to show that the murderers had been shaped by childhood trauma, setting off a national debate about morality, individual responsibility, and capital punishment
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American experience (Television program)
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Cinematography by Sandra Chandler, Lincoln Else, Dana Kupper, Jason Longo, Stephen McCarthy ; original music by Clare Manchon and Olivier Manchon ; additional music by John Kusiak ; executive producer, Mark Samels
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In English
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Narrator, Oliver Platt ; voice of Clarence Darrow, James Cromwell
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  • O'Connell, Cathleen
  • Jacobs, Molly
  • Platt, Oliver
  • Desert Penguin Pictures (Firm)
  • WGBH Educational Foundation
  • American Experience Films
  • Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
Runtime
53
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  • Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal
  • Loeb, Richard A
  • Murder
  • Murderers
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adult
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American experience, The perfect crime, American Experience Films presents ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; produced and directed by Cathleen O'Connell ; a Desert Penguin Pictures, LLC production for American Experience ; a production of WGBH
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Title from title screen (viewed September 16, 2022)
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online resource
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two-dimensional moving image
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1 online resource (53 minutes)
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online
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  • rdamedia
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  • v
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  • (VaAlASP)ASP5286779/marc
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American experience, The perfect crime, American Experience Films presents ; written by Michelle Ferrari ; produced and directed by Cathleen O'Connell ; a Desert Penguin Pictures, LLC production for American Experience ; a production of WGBH
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Publication
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Title from title screen (viewed September 16, 2022)
Carrier category
online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
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  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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  • unknown
  • other
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1 online resource (53 minutes)
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online
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  • computer
  • video
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  • rdamedia
  • rdamedia
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  • c
  • v
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ASP5286779/marc
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access
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sound on medium
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  • remote
  • other
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  • (OCoLC)1347496159
  • (VaAlASP)ASP5286779/marc
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other

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