Taking Alcatraz

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Adam Fortunate Eagle Self

John Trudell Self (archive footage)

LaNada Means Self (archive footage)

Earl Livermore Self (archive footage)

Stella Leach Self (archive footage)