MOVIE

Taking Alcatraz

Name: Taking Alcatraz
Director: John Ferry
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-11-01
Cast: Adam Fortunate Eagle, John Trudell, LaNada Means, Earl Livermore, Stella Leach

A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as told by principal organizer, Adam Fortunate Eagle. The story unfolds through Fortunate Eagle's remembrances, archival newsreel footage and photographs.

A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as tol… + more

Release Date

2015-11-01

Year

2015

Duration

40m

Status

Released

Score

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Genres

Documentary

#san-francisco,-california#indigenous#1970s#alcatraz-prison#native-american#sioux#occupation#activist#1960s#activism#civil-disobedience#land-rights#indigenous-rights

Cast

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Adam Fortunate Eagle

John Trudell

Self (archive footage)

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LaNada Means

Self (archive footage)

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Earl Livermore

Self (archive footage)

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Stella Leach

Self (archive footage)