American Experience

Insanity on Trial

Directed by Rocky Collins
TV-PG
S3 • E4    Oct 29, 1990    55m
On July 2, 1881, Charles Julius Guiteau shot and fatally wounded President James A. Garfield in the lobby of the Baltimore & Potomac train station in Washington, D.C. As sensational as the assassination itself was, Guiteau's trial lasted over three months and became a very public battle over the meaning of insanity. Was it hereditary? Did it show on a man's face?

Where to Watch American Experience - S3 • E4

  • Kyle MacLachlanNarrator
  • Ron VawterCharles Guiteau
  • Bart WhitemanJames Garfield
  • Robert FieldsGeorge Scoville
  • Adolph MallJudge Cox
  • Marty McDonoughDistrict Attorney Cockhill
  • Kevin MurrayMr Jocelyn
  • Rocky CollinsDirector / Writer

 

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