The man who studies murder
Subtitle: Part one : The landscape of murder
By: National Film Board of Canada ; produced in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; directed and written by Barbara Doran ; producer, Kent Martin
Contributors: National Film Board of Canada; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: CJA 448 (NU course)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Princeton, NJ
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 50
Subjects: Murder; Murderers; Psychology; Homicide; Cross-cultural studies; Violence
Other titles: Landscape of murder; Spectrum of murder
Description: Anthropologist Elliot Leyton takes us through the underbelly of humanity, in search of "the landscape of murder", from lovers' quarrels and drunken fights to coldly calculated mass killings. A Jack-the-Ripper tour of London takes us to convicted killers on death row. We also visit a stretch of Nevada desert notorious as a dumping ground for murder victims. Discusses motives for killing and why some developed countries, notably the U.S., are more prone to murder than others.
Notes: Disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

Originally produced in 2003.

Cinematography, Nigel Markham ; editor, Angela Baker.

Presenter, Elliott Leyton.

DVD-R, Dolby Digital, Dolby surround.