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Riotsville, USA

Riotsville, USA

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Riotsville, USA

2022

1h 30m

5.3(5 votes)

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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.

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Production Companies

Field of Vision

Sundance Institute

Arch + Bow Films

Doc Society

XRM Media

LinLay Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

7 featured cast members

Starring

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)

Creative team

Directed by: Sierra Pettengill
Written by: Tobi Haslett
Produced by: Sara Archambault
Jamila Wignot

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