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15 April 2007 (USA)
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After he calls 911 to report his wife's accident, successful novelist and aspiring politician Michael Peterson (Williams) becomes the prime suspect in her alleged murder. full summary | add synopsis
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Staircase Murders- Watch Your Step Please ***
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Eric F. Adams | ... | Officer Morrison (as Eric Adams) | |
| Michele Adams | ... | Pedestrian | |
| Samaire Armstrong | ... | Caitlin Atwater | |
| Alexander Asefa | ... | Courtroom Spectator | |
| Laura Bailey | ... | Margaret Peterson | |
| James Bearb | ... | Reporter | |
| Lisha Brock | ... | Freda Black | |
| Peggy Burgard | ... | Wedding, Guest | |
| Kerry Cahill | ... | Nanny | |
| Edward D. Caiado | ... | TV Reporter | |
| Kyle Russell Clements | ... | Clayton Peterson (as Kyle Clements) | |
| Daurice Cummings | ... | Courtroom observer | |
| Richard Diggs | ... | Funeral Director | |
| Kate Donadio | ... | Erica | |
| Brian F. Durkin | ... | Brent Wolgamott (as Brian Durkin) | |
| James Edmonson | ... | Judge | |
| Nick Erickson | ... | Agent Duane Deaver | |
| Harold Evans | ... | Judge | |
| Geoff Falk | ... | Mourner | |
| Jan Falk | ... | Mourner | |
| Shanna Forrestall | ... | Female TV Reporter | |
| Andrea Frankle | ... | Det. Susan O'Neil | |
| Debby Gaudet | ... | Funeral Guest | |
| Geraldine Glenn | ... | Court stenographer | |
| Lara Grice | ... | Candace Zamperini | |
| Douglas M. Griffin | ... | D. A. Jim Hardin | |
| Derrick Guidry | ... | Cameraman | |
| Carl Hatfield II | ... | Police Officer | |
| Bernard Hocke | ... | Lead CSI | |
| Stephanie Honore | ... | Martha | |
| Nina Jones | ... | Kathleen Peterson | |
| Patrick Kirton | ... | TV Reporter (as Patrick Scott Kirton) | |
| Rose Lamarche | ... | Courtroom | |
| Dana Lee | ... | Dr. Henry Lee | |
| Douglas McKnight | ... | Policeman at crime scene | |
| Jason McLaughlin | ... | Court scene photographer | |
| Nancy McLoughlin | ... | Margaret Blair | |
| Jonathan McNeese | ... | Wedding Waiter | |
| Lisa Morrison | ... | Elizabeth Ratcliff | |
| Brandon Olive | ... | Todd Peterson | |
| Henry Pelitire | ... | Crime Scene Detective | |
| Ellie Perez | ... | Wedding guest | |
| Maureen Phelan | ... | Court room observer | |
| Kevin Pollak | ... | David Rudolf | |
| Ric Reitz | ... | Bill Peterson | |
| Brett Rice | ... | Detective Castell | |
| Christian P. Roche | ... | Young Clayton Peterson | |
| Shawn P. Roche | ... | State Detective | |
| Aliza Ryan | ... | Christina / Todd's girlfriend | |
| Hunt Scarritt | ... | German Police Captain | |
| J.C. Sealy | ... | Dr. Radisch | |
| Billy Slaughter | ... | Dr. James Adams | |
| Gary Michael Smith | ... | Wedding Party Guest | |
| Carol Sutton | ... | Jury Forewoman | |
| Karlin Tessier | ... | Reporter | |
| Ramona Tyler | ... | Laura Baxter | |
| Jearl Vinot | ... | Wedding Guest | |
| James Walsh | ... | Juror | |
| Melinda Walsh | ... | Patty Peterson | |
| Treat Williams | ... | Michael Peterson | |
| Don Yesso | ... | Alan Crane | |
| Lynette Zumo | ... | Courtroom Spectator |
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The Staircase (USA) (working title)
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Treat Williams gives another excellent performance in this true story about a supposedly successful writer on trial for the murder of his second wife. Did he or didn't he kill her by the staircase and make it look like an accidental drunken fall?
Williams does best when he is the victim of accusations. His sinister performance is remarkably done.
Did anyone ever bother to question why the other woman who met her death on a staircase 18 years before looked so good when her body was dug up?
This is also a story of strong family relationships. It depicts how part of that relationship begins to break up as the evidence begins to pile up.
A footnote to all this is that one should never start rejoicing with their attorney until the verdict is announced.