Incident at Oglala
On June 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, two FBI agents were killed in a shootout with a group of Indians. Although several men were charged with killing the agents, only one, Leonard Peltier, was found guilty. This film describes the events surrounding the shootout and suggests that Peltier was unjustly convicted.
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Incident at Oglala
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
May 8, 1992
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
72%
Original Title
Incident at Oglala
Production Companies
Spanish Fork Motion Picture
Director
Michael Apted
Description
On June 26, 1975, during a period of high tensions on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, two FBI agents were killed in a shootout with a group of Indians. Although several men were charged with killing the agents, only one, Leonard Peltier, was found guilty. This film describes the events surrounding the shootout and suggests that Peltier was unjustly convicted.
