Riotsville, USA

1h 30m
DocumentaryHistory
4.9

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.

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)

Crew

Sierra Pettengill
Director
Tobi Haslett
Writer
Nels Bangerter
Editor
Michael Y. Chow
Executive Producer
Sue Turley
Executive Producer
Grace Lay
Executive Producer
Sumalee Montano
Executive Producer
Charlotte Cook
Executive Producer
Sara Archambault
Producer
Jamila Wignot
Producer
Jace Clayton
Original Music Composer

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