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Status
Released
Release
1991
Runtime
1h 25m
An intimate exploration of the circumstances surrounding the incarceration of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of murder in 1977, with commentary from those involved, including Peltier himself.
30 Cast Members
Leonard Peltier
Self
Peter Matthiessen
Self - Author, "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse"
Norman Zigrossi
Self - Former FBI Agent
William Kunstler
Self - Appeals Attorney
Evan Hultman
Self - Prosecuting Attorney
Leo Peltier
Self - Leonard Peltier's Father
Alvina Peltier
Self - Leonard Peltier's Mother
James Robideau
Self - Leonard Peltier's Cousin
Jack Ryan
Self - Former FBI Agent
James Sensenbrenner
Self - Congressman (R-WI)
Bill Robideau
Self
Darelle Butler
Self - American Indian Movement (as Dino Butler)
Bernie Whitebear
Self - Executive Director, Daybreak Star
Russell Means
Self - American Indian Movement (archive footage)
Bruce Ellison
Self - Defense Attorney
Jeannette Eagle Hawk
Self - Pine Ridge Resident
Bernice White Hawk
Self - Pine Ridge Resident
John Hussman
Self - Pine Ridge Tribal Police
Dick Wilson
Self - Pine Ridge Tribal President
Lessanes Killer
Self - Pine Ridge Resident