Riotsville, USA

Riotsville, USA

21/1/2022 1h 30m 4.9/10

Overview

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.

Director

Sierra Pettengill

Top Billed Cast

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Spiro Agnew

Spiro Agnew

Self (archive footage)

Strom Thurmond

Strom Thurmond

Self (archive footage)

Robert Byrd

Robert Byrd

Self (archive footage)

Fred R. Harris

Fred R. Harris

Self (archive footage)

Charlene Modeste

Narrator

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