Incident at Oglala - The Leonard Peltier Story PG
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DVD Details
- Rated: PG
- Run Time: 1 hours, 30 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: April 20, 2004
- Originally Released: 1992
- Label: Lions Gate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Featured: | Robert Redford | |
Directed by | Michael Apted |
Entertainment Reviews:
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TOMATOMETER
...INCIDENT AT OGLALA is an even-handed cry of outrage, a coolly passionate documentary that focuses a piercing ray of light on an American scandal...
Los Angeles Times
...Straightforward, meticulous documentary....INCIDENT AT OGLALA achieves what it set out to do...
New York Times
...The documentary gives us a vivid picture of the Indian reservations of South Dakota....Peltier himself is one of the film's most convincing subjects...
Chicago Sun-Times
...Convincing... -- 3 out of 4 stars
USA Today
Product Description:
In 1974, in a true incident, two FBI agents were killed in a gun battle that erupted on a reservation in Oglala, North Dakota. Leonard Peltier, a leader of AIM (the American Indian Movement) was convicted of the murders. However, existing evidence suggests that Peltier did not commit the crimes, and that his arrest may have been politically motivated. British director Michael Apted, known for his probing documentaries (the 7 UP series), explores this question through interviews with witnesses, judges, US attorneys, Peltier, and a mysterious figure named Mister X--who claims to be the person who shot the two FBI agents. Narrated by Robert Redford, who has long been associated with Native American causes, the film makes a strong case that Peltier should at least receive another trial. It also reconstructs the chaotic time before the incident, when division between two factions on the reservation created an atmosphere of sheer terror. Released shortly before THUNDERHEART, Apted's fictionalized portrayal of Native American life in the 1970s, INCIDENT AT OGLALA presents a disturbing examination of the mistreatment of American Indians, and like Apted's film CLASS ACTION, the film also examines the U.S. legal system.
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- UPC: 012236129035
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