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 & 123 nominations

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Oliver Platt Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1993)
Simon Baatz Self - Author of 'For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Chicago' Self - Author of 'For the Thrill of It: Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Chicago' See fewer	The Girl on the Velvet Swing
Hal Higdon Self - Author of 'The Crime of the Century: The Leopold and Loeb Case' Self - Author of 'The Crime of the Century: The Leopold and Loeb Case' See fewer	ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
Carol S. Steiker Self - Professor of Law, Harvard Law School Self - Professor of Law, Harvard Law School See fewer	American Experience (1987)
John Logan Self Self See fewer	Skyfall (2012)
Paula Fass Self - Historian Specialized in Childhood and Youth in the United States Self - Historian Specialized in Childhood and Youth in the United States See fewer	P.O.V. (1988)
John A. Farrell Self - Author of 'Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned' Self - Author of 'Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned' See fewer	1968: The Year That Changed America (2018)
James Cromwell Clarence Darrow (voice) Clarence Darrow (voice) See fewer	L.A. Confidential (1997)