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A Wilderness of Error

Marc Smerling, 2020

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A Wilderness of Error
Errol Morris, 2012

A Wilderness of Error is a documentary directed by Marc Smerling in 2020 and based on the book A Wilderness of Error: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald by Errol Morris, first published in 2012. The documentary features Clay Boulware, John Morgan, Logan Stearns, Roger Hervas, Bryan King, Gina Mazzara, and others.

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TV Mini-Series Poster: A Wilderness of Error (Marc Smerling, 2020)

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Book Cover: A Wilderness of Error (Errol Morris, 2012)

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Audiobook cover of A Wilderness of Error, the 2012 book by Errol Morris.

A Wilderness of Error

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Storyline

The series examines the case of Jeffrey MacDonald, an Army surgeon who was accused of murdering his wife and two daughters on February 17, 1970. He was convicted of the crime on August 29, 1979, and has been in prison since 1982. However, MacDonald may be innocent.

Movie vs Book

Poster of A Wilderness of Error, the 2020 TV series by Marc Smerling

Year

2020

Minutes

236

Movie Rate

6.50

Source: IMDb

TV Mini-Series

A Wilderness of Error

Country: USA

Year: 2020

Length: 3h56m / 5 episodes

Cover of A Wilderness of Error, the 2012 book by Errol Morris

Year

2012

Pages

544

Book Rate

7.30

S: Goodreads

Book

A Wilderness of Error

Subtitle: The Trials of Jeffrey MacDonald

Country: USA

First published in: 2012

Length: 544 pages

Genre: Biography

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