The Central Park Five

The Central Park Five

Original title: The Central Park Five

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7.0/10

(113)

5/24/2012

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1h 59min

The Central Park Five

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Documentary

Synopsis

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.

Direction: Sarah Burns

Direction: Ken Burns

Direction: David McMahon

Screenwriter: David McMahon

Cast

Antron McCray

Antron McCray

Self (voice)

Kevin Richardson

Kevin Richardson

Self

Raymond Santana

Raymond Santana

Self

Kharey Wise

Kharey Wise

Self

Jim Dwyer

Jim Dwyer

Self - New York Times

Ed Koch

Ed Koch

Self - Former Mayor, New York