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"The American Experience" Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst (2004)
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January 2004
(Season 17, Episode 11)
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A documentary on the curious American domestic terrorist group, infamous for the 1974 kidnapping of Patty Hearst. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
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Yet another excellent documentary
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Cast
(Episode Credited cast) | Russ Little | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
| Michael Bortin | ... | Himself |
| Timothy Findley | ... | Himself |
| Dan Grove | ... | Himself |
| Ludlow Kramer | ... | Himself |
| John Lester | ... | Himself |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Marcus Foster | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Catherine Hearst | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Patricia Hearst | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Randolph Hearst | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Richard Neill | ... | Interviewer |
 | Ronald Reagan | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Howard Shack | ... | Interviewer |
| Evelle Younger | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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89 min | Australia:86 min
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There are so many excellent documentaries being made these days. This another example.
What is so striking about this story is how far people were willing to go to complain about racism and poverty. What's more, many people were willing to support them. One Berkley student, Popeye, makes the most telling statement when he says how sad it is that the likes of the SLA are required to make people act to stop poverty in the US.
Even more disturbing is that no-one would dare even think like this now. They would be branded unpatriotic terrorists. What this doco and see how freedom of speech and thought has been eroded and how the popular media is now just a puppet of the government and big business interests.
It is also incredibly ironic. Patty Hearst joined the SLA in their fight against racism and poverty. As soon as she was captured she was let out within months and Clinton gave her a full pardon. Compare that to those people without money and a powerful family - they went to jail for years. When push comes to shove, money and power will keep you out of jail whilst others involved in EXACTLY the same event go down for 8 years! Where are the SLA when you need them ... ;)