Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy

Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy

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2011
1h 27m
6.0(84 votes)
Crime
Drama
TV Movie

Overview

Based on the events surrounding the murder of British student Meredith Kercher. Hayden Panettiere (Heroes) and Marcia Gay Harden (Academy Award winner for Pollock) star in the Lifetime Original Movie Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy based on the international headline-grabbing story of the now infamous American exchange student accused by Italian authorities of brutally killing her roommate. Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy poses the question of whether Knox (Panettiere), the Seattle honors student accused of murdering her college roommate Meredith Kercher (Amanda Fernando Stevens) in 2007 with her boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito (Paolo Romio) and acquaintance Rudy Guede (Djirbi Kebe), actually committed the crime or was herself a victim.

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Production Companies

Lifetime
Pilgrim Film

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Cast & Crew

18 members
Acting

Hayden Panettiere

Amanda Knox

Hayden Panettiere
Acting

Vincent Riotta

Guiliano Mignini

Vincent Riotta
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Paolo Romio

Raffaele Sollecito

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Marcia Gay Harden

Edda Mellas

Marcia Gay Harden
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Amanda Fernando Stevens

Meredith Kercher

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Heather Cave

Deanna Knox

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Djibril Kébé

Rudy Guede

Djibril Kébé
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Timothy Martin

Patrick Lumbana

Timothy Martin
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Clive Walton

Curt Knox

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Mimosa Campironi

Filomena Romanelli

Mimosa Campironi
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Simonetta Solder

Detective Navarra

Simonetta Solder
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Fausto Maria Sciarappa

Detective Aliastiro

Fausto Maria Sciarappa
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Valentina Carnelutti

Dr. Patrizia Stefanoni

Valentina Carnelutti
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Francesco De Vito

Inspector Battistelli

Francesco De Vito
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Luciano Miele

Dr. Riccardo Caparelli

Luciano Miele
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Andrea Garofalo

Meredith Kercher's Boyfriend

Andrea Garofalo
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Fabiana Formica

Reporter #2

Fabiana Formica
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Shobu Kapoor

Arlene Kercher

Shobu Kapoor

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