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Redford was an advocate of leonard peltier who is in leavenworth prison for the murder of two fbi agents. On june 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the pine ridge reservation in south dakota, two fbi agents were killed in a shootout with. Incident at oglala is a thoughtprovoking documentary examining the trials of three native americans after the 1975 shootout on the pine ridge reservation in south dakota in which two fbi agents died. Incident at oglala is a film based upon real events. But following along the same vein of history, this is the story of a native american, and so has been ignored entirely by the rest of the world. With robert redford, norman zigrossi, robert sikma, darelle dino butler.
Incident at oglala 1992 robert redford narrates this documentary about the pine ridge shootout on an oglala sioux reservation in south dakota. This film describes the events surrounding the shootout and suggests that peltier was unjustly convicted. Michael apted 90 min documentaryeducational corrupt government, government as bigot during the 1970s, the american indian movement aim was organized to reform and resist the reservation system that had been imposed on. The film incident at oglala name tutor date the oglala incident is a film produced and narrated by robert redford. Nov 21, 2019 incident at oglala is a 1992 documentary by michael apted, narrated by robert redford.
Two people were found not guilty but a third, leonard peltier, was found guilty and sentenced to prison. Incident at oglala 1992 out of 4 documentary about the june 26, 1975 shooting at the pine ridge indian reservation in oglala, south dakota where two fbi agents chased a truck onto the property and minutes later they were shot dead. The film is a companion to apteds own thunderheart, which offers a. Narrated by robert redford, this documentary delves into the trial of american indian activist leonard. Trudells fervent, angry manner is similar in both films. Apteds documentary credits include the boris grebenshikov film the long way home, incident at oglala, bring on the night, moving the mountain, me and isaac newton.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing incident at oglala near you. The film purports to show that one convicted suspect who was referred to as. X, who says he knows who killed the agents, and it wasnt peltier. Incident at oglala indian protest documentary gothic. It examines the legal case surrounding the subsequent trials of robert robideau and darrell butler, and later the separate trial of leonard peltier, who had to be extradited from canada. Incident at oglala incident at oglala is a 1992 film is a good but also biased documentary which talks about the murder of two fbi agents at the pine ridge indian reservation in the year 1975.
Its hard to leave incident at oglala without concluding that leonard peltier is innocent of his murder. Incident at oglala 1992 michael apted watch online. Incident at oglala is an evenhanded cry of outrage, a coolly passionate documentary that focuses a piercing ray of light on an american scandal. That is the bottom line of incident at oglala, a documentary about events that began with the demonstrations at wounded knee in 1973 and continue to this day. Incident at oglala is a documentary directed by michael apted. May 08, 1992 trudell also appears in incident at oglala, mr. The documentary incident at oglala 1992, produced and narrated by robert redford and directed by michael apted, focuses on the events leading to peltiers conviction, and lays out a convincing case that peltier was unjustly convicted. Incident at oglala is an important film that deserves far more attention than its been given. This film describes the events surrounding a 1975 shootout at the pine ridge reservation in s. The leonard peltier story film screening will be held on sunday, february 2nd, 2020, from 1. Williams, on the pine ridge indian reservation in the summer of 1975.
After two members of aim american indian movement were acquitted on grounds of selfdefense, the third, leonard peltier, was tried separately. Produced and narrated by robert redford, the documentary takes place in the indian reservations of south. His most recent film, unlocked, a spy thriller starring noomi rapace, michael douglas, orlando bloom, john malkovich, and toni collette, will be released later this year. What the thin blue line did for randall dale adams, this film should have done for leonard peltier. The film purports to show that one convicted suspect who was referred to as peltier leonard didnt commit this crime.
While shooting the documentary incident at oglala director michael apted coal miners daughter, 28 up was given the script for a fiction film thunderheart based on similar subject matter. Synopsis for this movie has been provided by the movie database. On june 26, 1975, two fbi agents are searching for tribesman leonard peltier, wanted in connection with an assault. Michael apted 90 min documentaryeducational corrupt government, government as bigot during the 1970s, the american indian movement aim was organized to reform and resist the reservation system that had been imposed on native americans over the previous centuries. Incident at oglala wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
The movie paints an eyeopening picture of the poverty and violence at pine ridge and of the tension between the government and the oglala. The leonard peltier story 1992 starring robert redford and norman zigrossi on dvd and bluray. On june 26, 1975, two fbi agents are searching for. After two members of aim american indian movement were acquitted on grounds of selfdefense, the third, leonard peltier, was tried separately and convicted of double homicide. The dramatic opening of director michael apteds incident at oglala, 1992, sketching the events of june 26, 1975, comments of darrelle dino butler and john trudell featured. The film is a loosely based fictional portrayal of events relating to the wounded knee incident in 1973, when followers of the american indian movement seized the south dakota town of wounded knee in protest against federal government policy regarding native. It purports to show that one convicted suspect, leonard peltier, did not commit this crime. The leonard peltier story july 7, 2011 robert redfords and michael apteds film incident at oglala details the shooting of two fbi agents at the pine ridge indian reservation in south dakota, and the subsequent trial and eventual conviction of indian activist leonard peltier. In doing so, however, it ignores pertinent information which would support other conclusions.
The two fbi agents, in unmarked vehicles, were driving close behind a pickup truck. Susanne rostock, arthur chobanian, chip selby, robert redford. Apr 04, 2020 incident at oglala is a 1992 documentary by michael apted, narrated by robert redford. This film was produced and narrated by robert redford with an original musical score by john trudell. Oliver stone is mulling a film of in the spirit of crazy horse, peter matthiessens 1983 book on the case. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The movie goes ahead to show claims of how wilson and the guardians of oglala nation, referred to as goon squad, were individuals behind the murders. The film addresses the mystery surrounding the deaths of two fbi agents on the pine ridge reservation on june 26, 1975. Incident at oglala 1992 incident at oglala 1992 user. Jonathan hayward on june 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the pine ridge reservation in south dakota, two fbi agents were killed in a shootout with a group of indians. Apteds documentary on the same subject, and the difference is instructive.
Incident at oglala reconstructs a 1975 gunfight that left two fbi agents. The movie goes ahead to show claims of how wilson and the guardians of oglala nation, referred to as. Robert redford narrates this documentary about the pine ridge shootout on an oglala sioux reservation in south dakota. The movie was produced and narrated by robert redford, who has been an advocate of peltiers innocence since the early 1980s, and was directed by michael apted, whose fiction film thunderheart takes place in roughly the same area. Produced and narrated by robert redford, the documentary incident at oglala is an examination of the murder case involving leonard peltier. Incident at oglala is about his specific case, but in a sense it is about a larger subject, about the continuing insult of a federal government which treats and regards native americans in a paternalistic, repressive style that seems to have a momentum all its own. This film concerns itself with the shooting deaths of two fbi agents within the jurisdiction of a sioux indian reservation in south dakota. The mans appearance so late in the film, without a sufficient examination of his assertions, ends incident at oglala on a note of puzzlement and disbelief that.
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