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Capturing the Friedmans / Magnolia Pictures presents a film by Andrew Jarecki ; producers, Andrew Jarecki, Marc Smerling ; directed by Andrew Jarecki.
LIBRA DVD 002 643
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Criminals--New York (State)--Great Neck.
- Criminals.
- Sex crimes.
- Criminal investigation--New York (State)--Great Neck.
- Criminal investigation.
- Child pornography.
- New York (State)--Great Neck.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen presentation.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : HBO Video ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004]
- Language Note:
- In English with English, Spanish and French subtitles.
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD; Dolby Digital SR.
- digital
- optical
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- The Friedmans 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 Friedman 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.
- Participant:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio 16:9.
- Originally released in 2003.
- Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by Andrew Jarecki ; Disc 2: unseen home movies from the Friedman house after the police arrived; an altercation at the New York premiere; the original short film that led to the discovery of David Friedman's secret story; Great Neck outraged; new witnesses & evidence; uncut footage of the prosecution's star witness; Friedman family scrapbook and hidden audio tape; Jesse's life today; the judge speaks out at the Great Neck premiere.
- Sundance Film Festival, 2003: Grand Jury Prize - Documentary (Andrew Jarecki).
- ISBN:
- 0783128959
- 9780783128955
- OCLC:
- 53479619
- Publisher Number:
- 026359227820
- 92278 HBO Video
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