The Murder of Stephen Lawrence | |
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Genre | True crime |
Written by | Paul Greengrass |
Directed by | Paul Greengrass |
Starring | Marianne Jean-Baptiste Hugh Quarshie Leon Black Ashley Walters Millicent Gezi Joseph Kpobie Brian Bovell Jo Martin |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Jeff Pope Yvette Vanson |
Producer | Mark Redhead |
Cinematography | Ivan Strasburg |
Editor | Clare Douglas |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production companies | Granada Television, Vanson Productions |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 18 February 1999 |
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The Murder of Stephen Lawrence is a British television true crime drama film, written and directed by Paul Greengrass, that first broadcast on ITV on 18 February 1999.[1] It won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama.
The film, based on the murder committed on 22 April 1993, follows Stephen's parents' Doreen and Neville's quest for justice as a gang of racist teenagers are tried for their son's murder. Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Hugh Quarshie star as Doreen and Neville, with Leon Black playing Stephen, and Ashley Walters, Millicent Gezi, Joseph Kpobie and Brian Bovell also amongst the main cast.[2]