Incident at Oglala

Incident at Oglala (1992) is a documentary, crime film directed by Michael Apted rated 7.2/10.

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.

Cast

Robert Redford

Narrator (voice)

Leonard Peltier

Self

Norman Zigrossi

Self - Former Assistant FBI Regional Head, South Dakota

Robert Sikma

Self - Former Assistant U.S. Attorney

Darelle Butler

Self

Bob Robideau

Self

Norman Brown

Self

Duane Brewer

Self - Former GOON Squad Member

Calvin Jumping Bull

Self

William Muldrow

Self - U.S. Government Commission on Civil Rights

Dennis Banks

Self - Co-Founder American Indian Movement

James Abourezk

Self - Former U.S. Senator, South Dakota