Murder in Greenwich (2002) (TV)

Director:

Tom McLoughlin

Writers (WGA):

Mark Fuhrman (book)
Dave Erickson (teleplay)

Release Date:

15 November 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Money built walls around the truth. One man knocked them down.

Plot:

The story of Martha Moxley, 15 year old girl murdered in Greenwich in the 1970's, her murder going unsolved for 25 years.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Investigation | Justice | Docudrama | Narration From The Grave

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Christopher Meloni	...	Mark Fuhrman
Robert Forster	...	Steve Carroll
Maggie Grace	...	Martha Moxley
Toby Moore	...	Tommy Skakel
Jon Foster	...	Michael Skakel
Andrew Robertt	...	Stephen Weeks (as Andrew Mitchell)
Liddy Holloway	...	Dorothy Moxley
Theresa Healey	...	Hildy Southerlyn
Michael Saccente	...	Dr. Baden
James Beaumont	...	Robert Mathers
Carolyn Bock	...	Caroline Fuhrman
Sally Martin	...	Charity Foster
Renée Ellwood	...	Lucy Duke (as Renee Ellwood)
Tim Adam	...	Morris Banks
Bruce Hopkins	...	Lancaster

Also Known As:

Dominick Dunne Presents: Murder in Greenwich (UK) (complete title) (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violent images.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:16 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied) | Czech Republic:15 | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Columbia TriStar Domestic Television

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Palm trees and other subtropical vegetation in Connecticut.

The System Works Differently for the Rich

In 1974, the teenager Martha Moxley (Maggie Grace) moves to the high-class area of Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut. On the Mischief Night, eve of Halloween, she was murdered in the backyard of her house and her murder remained unsolved. Twenty-two years later, the writer Mark Fuhrman (Christopher Meloni), who is a former LA detective that has fallen in disgrace for perjury in O.J. Simpson trial and moved to Idaho, decides to investigate the case with his partner Stephen Weeks (Andrew Mitchell) with the purpose of writing a book. The locals squirm and do not welcome them, but with the support of the retired detective Steve Carroll (Robert Forster) that was in charge of the investigation in the 70's, they discover the criminal and a net of power and money to cover the murder.

"Murder in Greenwich" is a good TV movie, with the true story of a murder of a fifteen years old girl that was committed by a wealthy teenager whose mother was a Kennedy. The powerful and rich family used their influence to cover the murder for more than twenty years. However, a snoopy detective and convicted perjurer in disgrace was able to disclose how the hideous crime was committed. The screenplay shows the investigation of Mark and the last days of Martha in parallel, but there is a lack of the emotion in the dramatization. My vote is seven.

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