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Scottsboro: An American Tragedy is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Daniel Anker and Barak Goodman. The film is based on one of the longest-running and most controversial courtroom pursuits of racism in American history, which led to nine black teenaged men being wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in Alabama. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature. It was funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Original Release
01/31/2000
US Release
01/31/2000
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kimmo Virtanen | Narrator |
| Nesbitt Blaisdell | Voices |
| Sam Catlin | Voices |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Voices |
| Frances McDormand | Voices |
| Daver Morrison | Voices |
| Stanley Tucci | Voices |
| Lee Wilkof | Voices |
| Harris Yulin | Voices |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kimmo Virtanen | Narrator |
| Nesbitt Blaisdell | Voices |
| Sam Catlin | Voices |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Voices |
| Frances McDormand | Voices |
| Daver Morrison | Voices |
| Stanley Tucci | Voices |
| Lee Wilkof | Voices |
| Harris Yulin | Voices |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Margaret Drain | Executive Producer |
| Barak Goodman | Producer |
| Daniel Anker | Producer |
| Trina Quagliaroli | Producer |
| Mark Samels | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2001 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |
| 2001 | Emmy | Outstanding Non-Fiction Special | Won |
