Riotsville, USA

Riotsville, USA

202290 min
4.9/10
DocumentaryHistory

Plot Summary

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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Official trailer from TMDB

👥Cast (7)

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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)

🎬Crew

Director

Sierra Pettengill

Writers

Tobi Haslett

Producers

Michael Y. Chow, Sue Turley, Grace Lay, Sumalee Montano, Sara Archambault

🖼️Gallery (2 images)

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🏷️Keywords

civil rightssocial justicepolitical unrestwoman director1960s

Production Companies

Field of Vision
Sundance Institute
Arch + Bow Films
Doc Society