Taking Alcatraz (2015)

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Documentary
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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.

Taking Alcatraz

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John Trudell
John Trudell as Self (archive footage) Died 2015 · Omaha, Nebraska, USA John Trudell was an American Indian author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. He was the spokesperson for the United Indians of All Tribes' takeover of Alcatraz beginning in 1969, broadca...
Director John Ferry
Cast Adam Fortunate Eagle, John Trudell, LaNada Means, Earl Livermore, Stella Leach