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The Central Park Five

★ 7.0 TMDB Rating · 125 votes

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.

Director
Sarah Burns, Ken Burns
Release date
May 24, 2012
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Central Park Five

  • Portrait of Antron McCray

    Antron McCray

    Self (voice)

  • Portrait of Kevin Richardson

    Kevin Richardson

    Self

  • Portrait of Yusef Salaam

    Yusef Salaam

    Self

  • Portrait of Raymond Santana

    Raymond Santana

    Self

  • Portrait of Kharey Wise

    Kharey Wise

    Self

  • Portrait of Matias Reyes

    Matias Reyes

    Self (archive footage)

  • Portrait of Jim Dwyer

    Jim Dwyer

    Self - New York Times

  • Portrait of Angela Black

    Angela Black

    Self - Kevin's Sister

  • Portrait of Ed Koch

    Ed Koch

    Self

  • Craig Steven Wilder

    Self - Historian

  • LynNell Hancock

    Self - Journalist

  • Calvin O. Butts III

    Self - Reverend

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United States
Streaming on PBS, TPT, KanopyRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
United Kingdom
Streaming on PBS America Amazon ChannelRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India
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Canada
Streaming on HooplaRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube Movies
Australia
Streaming on Prime Video, DocPlay, HooplaRent or buy on Apple TV Store

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