Devil's Knot

Based On the book by Mara Leveritt

Devil's Knot is a 2013 American biographical crime drama film directed by Atom Egoyan and adapted from Mara Leveritt's 2002 book of the same name. The film is about the true story of three murdered children and three teenagers, known as the West Memphis Three, who were convicted of killing the three children during the Satanic panic. The teenagers were subsequently sentenced to death (Echols) and life imprisonment (Baldwin and Misskelley), before all were released after eighteen years. The film was produced by Elizabeth Fowler, Richard Saperstein, Clark Peterson, Christopher Woodrow, and Paul Harris Boardman.

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Release date:

September 8, 2013

Director:

Atom Egoyan

Cast:

Reese Witherspoon, Kevin Durand, Stephen Moyer, Colin Firth, Elias Koteas

Genre:

Crime, Drama, Biographical

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2013 in adaptations