Incident At Oglala: The Leonard Peltier Story
Closed CaptioningMichael Apted
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Plot Summary
From the very beginning, Pelter's case has been dogged with controversy. Were the charged trumped up? Was the evidence falsified? Were witnesses pressured to change their testimony? Many people, including some of today's greatest legal minds, believe that Peltier is an innocent man. Twelve years ago, Robert Redford visited Leonard Peltier in prison. Today, after years of struggle with the FBI and the prison system, he and director Michael Apted (Gorillas In the Mist, Coal Miner's Daughter) are able to present Incident At Oglala- a riveting examination of the case and the real story of what may be one of the most outrageous abuses of justice in American history.
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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100%- Reviews Counted: 21
- Fresh: 21
- Rotten: 0
- Average Rating: 7.8/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Incident at Oglala achieves what it set out to do, not only in Mr. Peltier's behalf but also in that of his people.
Fresh: Incident at Oglala reconstructs a 1975 gunfight that left two FBI agents dead and makes a strong case that the wrong man may be serving time for their murders.
Fresh: Redford and his team make no claim for Peltier's guilt or innocence. The issue is whether Peltier received a fair trial, and the evidence they've amassed is impressively damning.
Fresh: Incident at Oglala is an even-handed cry of outrage, a coolly passionate documentary that focuses a piercing ray of light on an American scandal.
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A most important, engaging, suspenseful and poignant story.. a must see for every American
The story of one of America's wrongly persecuted political prisoners, Leonard Peltier, and the context around the his imprisonment; the the mining, landgrabbing and treaty violations of the last century coming to a head in the early 1970's throughout the United States, in this movie specifically South Dakota. This story is truly at the heart of the American psyche. Robert Redford directs and interviews key players in the events to get at the story from several sides.
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- Released: 1999
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