American Experience The Perfect Crime (Season 28, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

The Perfect Crime (Season 28, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The trial of wealthy college students Leopold and Loeb, who murder a 14-year-old boy in 1924, sets off a national firestorm about morality and capital punishment.

Director

Cathleen O'Connell

Writer

Michelle Ferrari

Producers

Molly Jacobs | Cathleen O'Connell

Composers

Clare Manchon | Olivier Manchon

Cinematographers

Sandra Chandler | Jon Else | Dana Kupper | Jason Longo | Stephen McCarthy

Editor

Bernice Schneider

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 9, 2016

Release date

Feb 9, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 84 wins & 128 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Oliver Platt Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1993)
James Cromwell Clarence Darrow (voice) Clarence Darrow (voice) See fewer	L.A. Confidential (1997)
John Logan Self - Playwright Self - Playwright See fewer	Skyfall (2012)
Paula Fass Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	P.O.V. (1988)
Simon Baatz Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	The Girl on the Velvet Swing
John A. Farrell Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	1968: The Year That Changed America (2018)
Hal Higdon Self - Writer Self - Writer See fewer	ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
Carol S. Steiker Self - Professor of Law (as Carol Steiker) Self - Professor of Law (as Carol Steiker) See fewer	American Experience (1988)
Nathan Leopold Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Ed Nelson Show (1969)