| Description |
2 videodiscs (DVD)(235 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Note |
Title taken from disc surface. |
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Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by Andrew Jarecki ; theatrical trailer. Disc 2: unseen home movies from inside the Friedman house ; Great Neck outraged ; new witnesses and evidence ; uncut footage of the prosecution's star witness ; Friedman family scrapbook and hidden audio tapes ; the original short film that led to the discovery of David Friedman's secret story ; Jesse's life today ; an altercation at the film's New York premiers ; the judge sspeaks out at the Great Neck premiere ; a special ROM section with key documents from the family and the case. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Language |
In English ; Subtitled in English, Spanish, French. |
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Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Cast |
Jesse Friedman, Arnold Friedman, Elaine Friedman, David Friedman, Seth Friedman, Howard Friedman, John McDermott, Frances Galasso, Joseph Onorato. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Adolfo Doring ; editor, Richard Hankin ; music, Andrea Morricone. |
| Summary |
The Friedman's seem to be a typical family from affluent Great Neck, Long Island. One Thanksgiving, as the family gathers for a quiet holiday dinner, a police battering ram splinters the front door and officers rush inside. The police charge Arnold and his son Jesse with hundreds of shocking crimes. As police investigate, and the community reacts, the fabric of the family begins to disintegrate, revealing questions about justice, family and finally the truth. |
| Awards |
Sundance Film Festival, 2003: Grand Jury Prize - Documentary (Andrew Jarecki). |
| Subject |
Criminals -- New York (State) -- Great Neck -- Videodiscs.
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Sex crimes -- Videodiscs.
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Criminal investigation -- New York (State) -- Great Neck -- Videodiscs.
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Child pornography -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Added Author |
Jarecki, Andrew.
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Friedman, Jesse.
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Friedman, Arnold.
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| ISBN |
078312970X |
| Music No. |
92278 HBO Video |
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