The Central Park Five

Synopsis

In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, this is the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.

Main Cast

Antron McCray

Self (voice)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Kevin Richardson

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Yusef Salaam

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Raymond Santana

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Kharey Wise

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Matias Reyes

Self (archive footage)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Jim Dwyer

Self - New York Times

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Angela Black

Self - Kevin's Sister

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Sarah Burns Ken Burns
	Writer	David McMahon
Directing	Director	Sarah Burns Ken Burns David McMahon
Sound	Original Music Composer	Doug Wamble
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