A Death in Canaan (1978)

Directed by

Tony Richardson

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 05m

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenager in a small Connecticut town is accused of murdering his mother. The film follows his trial and the community's reaction to the shocking crime.

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What happens

A Death in Canaan is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Stefanie Powers, Paul Clemens, and Brian Dennehy. Its plot concerns the true-life story of a teenager who is put on trial for the murder of his mother in a small Connecticut town. Nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, 1978. The film is based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Joan Barthel. The film first aired on the CBS Wednesday Night Movies on March 1, 1978, and was never officially released on any analog or digital medium for rental or sale. Arthur Miller's one-act play Some Kind of Love Story (1984) is loosely based on the same incident. He later adapted it into a screenplay for Everybody Wins (1990) starring Debra Winger and Nick Nolte. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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