Riotsville, USA
4.9(4 votes)
2022
1h 30m
Documentary
History
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.
Production
Field of Vision, Sundance Institute, Arch + Bow Films, Catapult Film Fund, Doc Society, XRM Media, LinLay Productions
Cast
Charlene Modeste
Narrator
Fred R. Harris
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Robert Byrd
Self (archive footage)
Spiro Agnew
Self (archive footage)
Strom Thurmond
Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Self (archive footage)
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