The Exonerated
The Exonerated is a made- for- cable television film that dramatizes the true stories of six people who have been wrongfully convicted of murder and other offenses, placed on death row, and later exonerated and freed after serving varying years in prison.
It was based on a successful stage play of the same name written by Erik Jensen and Jessica Blank and first aired on the former CourtTV cable television network on January 27, 2005.
It is directed by Bob Balaban was produced by Radical Media.
Actors played the roles of the five men and one woman.
It stars David Brown, Jr.( the only cast member to have appeared in the stage play- he played Robert Earl Hayes), Brian Dennehy as Gary Gauger, Danny Glover as David Keaton, Delroy Lindo as Delbert Tibbs, Aidan Quinn as Kerry Max Cook and Susan Sarandon as Sonia" Sunny" Jacobs.
The script was based on the exonerees' personal experiences as well as court records and media accounts.
Jessica
Blank, who is married to Erik Jensen, got the idea for the play when she moved from Minneapolis, Minnesota to New York City.
She and Jensen attended a conference about the death penalty and listened to stories about wrongful convictions and confessions gained via torture, threats and deception.
The couple spent the summer of 2000 interviewing exonerees throughout the United States and adapted the stories of six people into a script.
The play was first presented in New York City; the final performance was in Minneapolis in 2002.
For their efforts, Jensen and Blank received the Champion of Justice Award from the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Comedians of Life
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The film's art direction was by Ludwig Kainer.
Ian Barry (director)
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Georg Jacoby
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Hanro Smitsman
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Jason Moore (director)
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Peter Levin
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Bob Balaban
Robert Elmer Balaban( born August 16, 1945) is an American actor, author, producer, and director.
He was one of the producers nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for" Gosford Park"( 2001), in which he also appeared.
Balaban's other film roles include the drama" Midnight Cowboy"( 1969); the science fiction films" Close Encounters of the Third Kind"( 1977)," Altered States"( 1980), and( 1984); the Christopher Guest comedies" Waiting for Guffman"( 1996)," Best in Show"( 2000)," A Mighty Wind"( 2003), and" For Your Consideration"( 2006); the dark fantasy film" Lady in the Water"( 2006); and the Wes Anderson films" Moonrise Kingdom"( 2012)," The Grand Budapest Hotel"( 2014), and" Isle of Dogs"( 2018).
Balaban has directed three feature films, in addition to numerous television episodes and films.
He is also an author of children's novels.
Brian Johnson (special effects artist)
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Question: Are director of film The Exonerated and director of film Comedians of Life from the same country?
Answer: no