Riotsville, USA (2022)

4.9/10 90 min Documentary History

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.

Cast

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)

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