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Riotsville, USA(2022)

4.9(4)1h 30m2022-09-16

DocumentaryHistory

Overview

An archival documentary about the U.S. military’s response to the political and racial injustices of the late 1960s: take a military base, build a mock inner-city set, cast soldiers to play rioters, burn the place down, and film it all.

Director:: Sierra Pettengill
Writers:: Tobi Haslett
Producers:: Sara Archambault, Jamila Wignot
Composer:: Jace Clayton
Production:: Field of Vision, Sundance Institute, Arch + Bow Films, Catapult Film Fund, Doc Society, XRM Media, LinLay Productions
Revenue:: $40,350
Status:: Released

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Cast

Charlene Modeste

Charlene Modeste

Narrator

Fred R. Harris

Fred R. Harris

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Robert Byrd

Robert Byrd

Self (archive footage)

Spiro Agnew

Spiro Agnew

Self (archive footage)

Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)