Harry: A Communication Breakdown
Directed byJonathan Doscher
Fran Ganguzza
Narrated byDanny Aiello
Release date
  • 2008 (2008)
CountryUnited States

Harry: A Communication Breakdown is a 2008 documentary film[1] written, produced, and directed by Jon Doscher and Fran Ganguzza, and executive produced by Kevin Leckner[2] of Starline Films,[3] modeled after Roberta Roesch's novel Anyone's Son.[4] The film is narrated by Danny Aiello.

Incident

On November 28, 1976, Harry De La Roche, Jr., an 18-year-old cadet at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina, on furlough after his first three months at the citadel, fatally shot his parents and younger brothers with a .22 caliber pistol as they slept in their home in Montvale, New Jersey.[5]

On January 26, 1978, De La Roche was found guilty of first degree murder for fatally shooting his parents and two younger brothers. Judge James F. Madden of Superior Court imposed concurrent life terms for each of the four counts of murder, the mandatory sentence for first‐degree murder convictions in New Jersey. De La Roche was denied parole for the 6th time in 2019.

Plot

Harry: A Communication Breakdown follows the story of the 1976 De La Roche family murders[6] and the testimony of people involved in the case, including Harry De La Roche.

Doscher interviews Harry, who gives his explanation of what happened in his first interview after serving almost 30 years of his sentence for the murders.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ Documentary on local murder opening tonight. Town News: Entertainment. 26 November 2008. Pgs. 36, 39
  2. ↑ "Harry: A Communication Breakdown". IMDb.
  3. ↑ "About Starline Films - Starline Films".
  4. ↑ Roesch, Roberta. Anyone’s Son. Andrews and McMeel, Inc.: 1979. Mission, KS
  5. ↑ Times, Robert Hanley Special to The New York (1978-01-27). "De La Roche Found Guilty in Killing Of Family and Given Life Sentence". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  6. ↑ Starline to premiere documentary on Montvale murder. Northern Valley Press. 6 October 2008. Pg. 16.
  7. ↑ "Starline Films". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09.
  8. ↑ Stars line up for premiere of documentary. Town News. Wednesday, 3 December 2008. Pg. 3, 5.
  9. ↑ Homicide Documentary Premieres. Pascack Valley Community Life. 3 December 2008. Pgs. 1, 8, 48.
  10. ↑ A Rock-Star Red-Carpet Rollout. Town Journal: Entertainment. 4 December 2008. Pgs. 45-46.
  11. ↑ Anyone’s Son. The Record: Entertainment. 25 November 2008.
  12. ↑ Documentary will premiere Nov. 26. Hackensack Chronicle. 21 November 2008.
  13. ↑ Documentary on local murder opening tonight. Town News: Entertainment. 26 November 2008. Pgs. 36, 39.


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