Murder in the Heartland (1993)
- Directed by
- Robert Markowitz
- Genre
- crime, drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Rated
- TV-14
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A teenage couple goes on a killing spree across the Midwest in the 1950s. The first part shows the murders and the second part contrasts their conflicting trial testimonies.
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What happens
Murder in the Heartland is a television miniseries that aired on ABC in 1993. It was based on the 1957–58 murder spree carried out by 19-year-old Charles Starkweather throughout Nebraska and Wyoming. Starkweather is played by Tim Roth. The first half of the miniseries covers the murders. The second half covers the trials of Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate, his 14-year-old girlfriend accomplice. Their increasingly disparate versions of events are contrasted as the trials unfold. The film received strong praise from critics and Emmy nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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