Riotsville, USA

IMDb 4.9 2022 • 90 min • DocumentaryHistory

Director

Sierra Pettengill

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Charlene Modeste
Charlene Modeste Narrator
Fred R. Harris
Fred R. Harris Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson Self (archive footage)
Robert Byrd
Robert Byrd Self (archive footage)
Spiro Agnew
Spiro Agnew Self (archive footage)