"37" is a powerful drama and a fictional account of the night Kitty Genovese was murdered in 1964, Kew Gardens, Queens, where 37 neighbors witnessed the killing and did not intervene. "37" ... See full summary
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"37" is a powerful drama and a fictional account of the night Kitty Genovese was murdered in 1964, Kew Gardens, Queens, where 37 neighbors witnessed the killing and did not intervene. "37" examines the lives of a group of families during the day and night of a tragedy that shocked America.
Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Samira Wiley | - | Joyce Smith | |
Michael Potts | - | Archibald Smith | |
Maria Dizzia | - | Mary Cunningham | |
Jamie Harrold | - | Bob Cunningham | |
Thomas Kopache | - | George Bernstein | |
Lucy Martin | - | Florel Bernstein | |
Adrian Martinez | - | Gonzales | |
Evan Fine | - | Billy Cunningham | |
Sophia Lillis | - | Debbie Bernstein | |
Marquise Gary | - | Troy Smith | |
Christina Brucato | - | Kitty Genovese | |
Lynne McCollough | - | Dorothy | |
Sawyer Nunes | - | Mark Cunningham | |
Nancy Ozelli | - | Mowbray Sister | |
Virginia Robinson | - | Mowbray Sister |
Samira Wiley, Maria Dizzia and Christina Brucato all starred in Orange Is the New Black. Wiley was a main cast member (Poussey), Dizzia had a recurring role (Polly) and Brucato appeared in one episode in a different timeline as the younger version of character Lolly.
The story of the murder of Kitty Genovese is mentioned in the 2009 film, Watchmen and the graphic novel it is based on. One of the lead characters, Rorschach, explains to the psychiatrist character that after her murder happened he "snapped," and was the main reason why he became cold and non-empathetic to criminals and humanity.
Directorial debut of Puk Grasten.
Film debut of Sophia Lillis.
The phenomenon that was experienced by the witnesses to the Kitty Genovese murder is known in Social Psychology as the "Bystander Effect". The actual number of witnesses has greatly been exaggerated over the years since the murder in 1964. The actual number is a lot lower than 37 or 38. Very few of the witnesses even understood what was happening instead mistaking the incident as a domestic dispute or a drunken brawl. In addition, two men did intervene by both addressing the attacker and calling the police. These two men were the only witnesses to actually see and hear her screaming while being stabbed.
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