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Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier (1991)

An intimate exploration of the circumstances surrounding the incarceration of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, convicted of murder in 1977, with commentary from those involved, including Peltier himself.

Documentary

Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier

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Leonard Peltier

Leonard Peltier

Peter Matthiessen

Peter Matthiessen

as Self - Author, "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse"

Norman Zigrossi

Norman Zigrossi

as Self - Former FBI Agent

William Kunstler

William Kunstler

as Self - Appeals Attorney

as Self - Prosecuting Attorney

as Self - Leonard Peltier's Father

as Self - Leonard Peltier's Mother

as Self - Leonard Peltier's Cousin

as Self - Former FBI Agent

James Sensenbrenner

James Sensenbrenner

as Self - Congressman (R-WI)

as Self - American Indian Movement (as Dino Butler)

Bernie Whitebear

Bernie Whitebear

as Self - Executive Director, Daybreak Star

as Self - American Indian Movement (archive footage)

as Self - Defense Attorney

Jeannette Eagle Hawk

Jeannette Eagle Hawk

as Self - Pine Ridge Resident

Bernice White Hawk

Bernice White Hawk

as Self - Pine Ridge Resident

as Self - Pine Ridge Tribal Police

as Self - Pine Ridge Tribal President

Lessanes Killer

Lessanes Killer

as Self - Pine Ridge Resident

as Self - Pine Ridge Resident

Ka-Mook Nichols

Ka-Mook Nichols

as Self - Pine Ridge Resident

Geraldine Janis

Geraldine Janis

as Self - Pine Ridge Resident

Calvin Jumping Bull

Calvin Jumping Bull

as Self - Pine Ridge Resident

Margo Thunderbird

Margo Thunderbird

as Self - American Indian Movement

as Self - American Indian Movement

Angie Loud Hawk

Angie Loud Hawk

as Self - Pine Ridge Resident

as Self - Assistant Prosecuting Attorney

Frank Star Come Out

Frank Star Come Out

as Self - Pine Ridge Resident (archive footage)

as Self - Congressman (D-CA)

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Executive Producer

Ingrid Washinawatok

Ingrid Washinawatok

Associate Producer

Original Music Composer

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Assistant Editor

Marc Greenfield

Marc Greenfield

Additional Photography

Additional Photography

W. Wilder Knight II

W. Wilder Knight II

Sound Recordist

Sound Recordist

Kathleen Nichols

Kathleen Nichols

Assistant Camera

Director of Photography

Peter Matthiessen

Peter Matthiessen

Associate Producer

Carlos Montaner

Carlos Montaner

Assistant Camera

Associate Producer

William Perkins

William Perkins

Assistant Camera

Margo Thunderbird

Margo Thunderbird

Robert McCullough

Robert McCullough

Additional Photography

Marquetta Peltier

Marquetta Peltier

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