---
title: 'Devil''s Knot (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Atom Egoyan'
released: '2013-09-08'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/devils-knot-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0804463/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Devil's Knot (2013)

2013 · 114 min · Drama, History, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Devil's Knot is a 2013 American biographical crime drama film directed by Atom Egoyan and adapted from Mara Leveritt's 2002 book of the same name. The film is about the true story of three murdered children and three teenagers, known as the West Memphis Three, who were convicted of killing the three children during the Satanic panic. The teenagers were subsequently sentenced to death (Echols) and life imprisonment, before all were released after eighteen years.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Atom Egoyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/atom-egoyan)
- **Screenplay:** [Scott Derrickson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-derrickson), [Paul Harris Boardman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-harris-boardman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mychael Danna](https://cinepixo.com/people/mychael-danna)
- **Producer:** [Clark Peterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/clark-peterson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Paul Sarossy](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sarossy)
- **Editor:** [Susan Shipton](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-shipton)

## Cast

- [Reese Witherspoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/reese-witherspoon) as Pam Hobbs
- [Colin Firth](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-firth) as Ron Lax
- [Alessandro Nivola](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-nivola) as Terry Hobbs
- [James Hamrick](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hamrick) as Damien Echols
- [Seth Meriwether](https://cinepixo.com/people/seth-meriwether) as Jason Baldwin
- [Kristopher Higgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristopher-higgins) as Jessie Misskelley
- [Amy Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-ryan) as Margaret Lax
- [Robert Baker](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-baker-2) as Detective Bryn Ridge
- [Collette Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/collette-wolfe) as Glori Shettles
- [Rex Linn](https://cinepixo.com/people/rex-linn) as Chief Inspector Gitchell
- [Bruce Greenwood](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-greenwood) as Judge Burnett
- [Kristoffer Polaha](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristoffer-polaha) as Val Price
- [Matt Letscher](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-letscher) as Paul Ford
- [Michael Gladis](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-gladis) as Dan Stidham
- [Stephen Moyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-moyer) as John Fogleman

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/devils-knot-2013
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