Trial of Midnight Rider: Railroaded in the Deep South

Trial of Midnight Rider: Railroaded in the Deep South

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 26, 2018

Runtime

2h 44m

Genres

Documentary, Crime

Original Title

Trial of Midnight Rider: Railroaded in the Deep South

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Distribber

Director

David Rollins

Description

An unexpected speeding freight train ploughs into the film crew, a camera assistant is struck and killed by the locomotive. The film's director is subsequently charged with criminal trespass and involuntary manslaughter. An Australian crime author starts to dig and an exhaustive three-year investigation ensues, uncovering shocking new evidence of cover up, collusion and corruption.