Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011) (TV)

Director:

Robert Dornhelm

Writer (WGA):

Wendy Battles (written by)

Release Date:

21 February 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher.

Plot Keywords:

Knife Murder | American Abroad | Criminal Justice | Luminol | College Student

Cast

Hayden Panettiere	...	Amanda Knox
Vincent Riotta	...	Guiliano Mignini
Paolo Romio	...	Raffaele Sollecito
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Edda Mellas
Amanda Fernando Stevens	...	Meredith Kercher
Heather Cave	...	Deanna Knox
Djibril Kébé	...	Rudy Guede
Timothy Martin	...	Patrick Lumbana
Clive Walton	...	Curt Knox
Shoboo Kapoor	...	Arlene Kercher
Mimosa Campironi	...	Filomena Romanelli
Simonetta Solder	...	Detective Navarra
Fausto Maria Sciarappa	...	Detective Alicastro
Valentina Carnelutti	...	Dr. Patrizia Stefanoni
Francesco De Vito	...	Inspector Battistelli
Stefano Santospago	...	Lawyer Giordano
Jay Natelle	...	Lloyd Hallyday
Mattia Sbragia	...	Judge Masseri
Yasemin Sannino	...	Lawyer Giulia Bongiorno
Matthew T. Reynolds	...	Nigel Fox - British Reporter (as Matthew Reynolds)
Matt Patresi	...	Chris Mellas
Roberto Nobile	...	Dr. Luca Lalli
Luciano Miele	...	Dr. Ricardo Coparelli
Roberto Trevisi	...	Judge Micheli
Renato Cortesi	...	Dr. Terre
Marin Jo Finerty	...	Staci
Pilar Abella	...	Daniela Borgnese
Douglas Dean	...	Carlo Rinaldi
Jonathan Joseph Borogelli Brajin	...	Reporter #1
Fabiana Formica	...	Reporter #2
Andrea De Manincor	...	Reporter #3
Daniele Monterosi	...	Reporter #4
David Callahan	...	American TV Reporter
Chiara Rodoni	...	Italian Reporter

Directed by
Robert Dornhelm

Writing credits (WGA)
Wendy Battles		(written by)

Produced by
Craig Anderson	....	executive producer
Wendy Battles	....	executive producer
Roberto Manni	....	line producer
Roberto Manni	....	producer
Raffaello Monteverde	....	executive producer
Craig Piligian	....	executive producer
Randy Sutter	....	producer
Trevor Walton	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Zack Ryan

Cinematography by
Gian Enrico Bianchi		(director of photography)

Casting by
Teresa Razzauti		(casting director)

Production Design by
Dimitri Capuani

Art Direction by
Roberto Caruso

Set Decoration by
Raffaella Giovannetti

Costume Design by
Maurizio Basile

Makeup Department
Gabriele Gregorini	....	hair stylist
Giorgio Gregorini	....	hair department head

Production Management
Stella Delleani	....	assistant production manager
Alessandro Manni	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fabrizio Bava	....	first assistant director
Luca John Rosati	....	second second assistant director
Luca John Rosati	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Silvia Fontana	....	graphic designer
Roberto Magagnini	....	leadman
Sebastiano Murer	....	property master
Adriano Nacci	....	painter
Domenico Reordino	....	head painter

Sound Department
Maurizio Argentieri	....	sound mixer
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Michael Colomby	....	sound re-recording mixer
Judah Getz	....	supervising sound editors assistant
Jordan Lezama	....	assistant sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Franco Biciocchi	....	still photographer
Giovanni Gabriele	....	gaffer
Luca Sardini	....	electrician

Casting Department
Roberta Corrirossi	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maurizio Basile	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Jaclyn Lelea	....	post production supervisor

Music Department
Djibril Kébé	....	composer: song: "Le Coeur"
Djibril Kébé	....	singer: "le Coeur"
Michael Stern	....	music scoring mixer
Danny Ursetti	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Luigi Pinto	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Irene Campana	....	production secretary
Nando Cartocci	....	assistant to the director
Leonardo de Angelis	....	location manager
Amanda Mason	....	assistant to executive
Henriet Pinto	....	clerk
Andrea Piria	....	accountant
Elena Santamaria	....	production secretary
Jenny York	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Craig Anderson Productions
• Pilgrim Films & Television
• Project X Productions

Distributors

• Lifetime Television (2011) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Alf Service  lighting balloons

Also Known As:

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Craig Anderson Productions

Trivia:

A natural blonde,Hayden Panettiere dyed her hair light brown to match that of the real Amanda Knox.

Movie Connections:

Features "Larry King Live" (1985)

Soundtrack:

Le Coeur

Rushed Film Never Comes Together

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy (2011)

** (out of 4)

American girl Amanda Knox (Hayden Panettiere) travels to Italy to study but soon she's accused of murdering her roommate with the assistance of her boyfriend and another guy. Soon Knox's sex life and strange behavior become the key evidence in the trial, which she's convicted of but many seem to think a crooked Prosecutor is to blame. I first heard of this case soon after the real events happened and I remember that for the next year or so every media group was on the side that pointed the finger of guilt at Amanda. I lost track of the case until 60 Minutes did another episode on it and to my shock now everyone was saying that the girl was innocent and being framed by a questionable Prosecutor. This made-for-TV drama from Lifetime doesn't try to pretend to be a documentary and instead it purely wants to show that Amanda is innocent but for some strange reason the movie is never able to do this. There's no doubt that the intent behind this movie is to say that the Italian courts are full of evil people wanting to harm this angel-faced girl from Seattle but I personally need a lot more than just this. Not once are we ever really given an explanation for why Knox is innocent other than the Italians are bad people. This doesn't work for a number of reasons but the biggest one, in terms of this film, is that the Italian members are constantly made to give evil looks to the camera and after a while this just becomes laughable and it's a rather cheap way to try and make them look evil. I kept expecting the director and screenwriter to dress them all in black, put a mask on them and put knives in their hands. Another thing that doesn't work in the picture is that we never really get to understand the case, what actually happened or what might have happened. Yes, there are several re-enactments but they're all handled so poorly that you can't help but feel letdown. As with most "true story" movies, this one here changes a few facts around and tells a few lies of its own so needless to say people shouldn't be watching this thing expecting a documentary. I think the film should have tried to make its case a lot better and all in all it really does feel rushed and all over the place as if the filmmakers weren't sure what they wanted to tell or try to tell. The performances aren't too bad with Panettiere doing a nice job as Knox. I thought she was a lot better when she started to crack from the pressure and she's also quite nice when it comes time to address the courts. Vincent Riotta steals the film as the Prosecutor and Paolo Romio is good in his bit of Amanda's boyfriend. Marcia Gay Harden plays Amanda's mother and she's a tad bit too over-the-top during a few scenes. The story of Amanda Knox is far from over and let's hope a better movie will come out whenever the real story gets solved.