Taking Alcatraz

201540mNo ratings yet

Documentary

Overview

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.

Keywords

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

Details

Status: Released
Release date: November 1, 2015
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Cast: Adam Fortunate Eagle,Earl Livermore,LaNada Means,John Trudell,Stella Leach
Director: John Ferry
Writer: Grace De Soto
Producer: John Ferry
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt5249148