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LA 92
LA 92

LA 92

The past is prologue

Genres

HistoryDocumentary

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Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

7.714/10

Release Date

28 April 2017

Country

United States of America

Cast

Rodney King

Rodney King

Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel

Self (archive footage)

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Self (archive footage)

Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters

Self (archive footage)

Tom Bradley

Tom Bradley

Self (archive footage)

Danny Bakewell Sr.

Danny Bakewell Sr.

Self (archive footage)

Soon Ja Du

Soon Ja Du

Self (archive footage)

Daryl Gates

Daryl Gates

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

John Drummond Barnett

John Drummond Barnett

Self (archival footage)

Henry Alfaro

Henry Alfaro

Self - KABC Reporter (archive footage)

Danny Bakewell Sr.

Danny Bakewell Sr.

Self - Civl Rights Activist (archive footage)

Bart Bartholomew

Bart Bartholomew

Self (archive footage)

Michael Bostic

Michael Bostic

Self - LAPD Commander (archive footage)

Theodore Briseno

Theodore Briseno

Self - Defendant (archive footage)

Edward Chang

Edward Chang

Self - Black-Korean Alliance (archive footage)

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Self (archive footage)

John Ferraro

John Ferraro

Self - Council President District 4 (archive footage)

Tim Goldman

Tim Goldman

Self (archive footage)

Jesse Jackson

Jesse Jackson

Self (archive footage)

David Joo

David Joo

Self (archive footage)

Joyce Karlin

Joyce Karlin

Self - Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge (archive footage)

Stacey Koon

Stacey Koon

Self - Defendant (archive footage)

Charles Manson

Charles Manson

Self (archive footage)

Antoine Miller

Antoine Miller

Self (archive footage)

Darryl Mounger

Darryl Mounger

Self - Attorney for Stacey Koon (archive footage)

Charles Muhammad

Charles Muhammad

Self - Nation of Islam (archive footage)

Tom Newsome

Tom Newsome

Self - Civil Rights Attorney (archive footage)

W.H. Parker

W.H. Parker

Self - LAPD Chief (archive footage)

Laurence Powell

Laurence Powell

Self - Defendant (archive footage)

Eric 'Rico' Reed

Eric 'Rico' Reed

Self - KJLH Radio (archive footage)

Ramona Ripston

Ramona Ripston

Self - ACLU (archive footage)

John Shabazz

John Shabazz

Self - Minister (archive footage)

Sirhan Sirhan

Sirhan Sirhan

Self (archive footage)

Rita Walters

Rita Walters

Self - City Councilmember (archive footage)

Henry Keith Watson

Henry Keith Watson

Self (archive footage)

Terry White

Terry White

Self - Prosecutor (archive footage)

Damian 'Football' Williams

Damian 'Football' Williams

Self (archive footage)

Gary Williams

Gary Williams

Self (archive footage)

Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson

Self - Governor of California (archive footage)

Timothy Wind

Timothy Wind

Self - Defendant (archive footage)

Zev Yaroslavsky

Zev Yaroslavsky

Self - City Councilmember (archive footage)

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