Murder at Harvard

Murder at Harvard

2003
50m
9.0

9.0/10

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Overview

Inspired by a book by acclaimed historian Simon Schama, Murder at Harvard uses a combination of film-noir drama and present-day documentary footage to tell the true tale of one of the most notorious American crimes of the 19th century. Grappling with frustrating gaps in the historical record, Schama assumes the role of a time-travelling detective who takes an unusual step for an historian and imagines how certain scenes and encounters might have played out. "Maybe I thought what I was after was not a literal documentary truth," Schama tells us, "but a poetic truth — an imaginative truth — and for that I was going to have to become my own Resurrection man. I was going to have to make these characters live again."

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date July 14, 2003
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0416343
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Cast

Simon Schama
Simon Schama

Key Crew

Eric Stange
Director
Melissa Banta
Producer
Eric Stange
Producer