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.
Director: Suzie Baer
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Leonard Peltier as Self |
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Peter Matthiessen as Self - Author, "In the Spirit of Crazy Horse" |
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Norman Zigrossi as Self - Former FBI Agent |
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William Kunstler as Self - Appeals Attorney |
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Evan Hultman as Self - Prosecuting Attorney |
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Leo Peltier as Self - Leonard Peltier's Father |
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Alvina Peltier as Self - Leonard Peltier's Mother |
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James Robideau as Self - Leonard Peltier's Cousin |
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Jack Ryan as Self - Former FBI Agent |
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James Sensenbrenner as Self - Congressman (R-WI) |
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Bill Robideau as Self |
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Darelle Butler as Self - American Indian Movement (as Dino Butler) |
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Bernie Whitebear as Self - Executive Director, Daybreak Star |
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Russell Means as Self - American Indian Movement (archive footage) |
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Bruce Ellison as Self - Defense Attorney |
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Jeannette Eagle Hawk as Self - Pine Ridge Resident |
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Bernice White Hawk as Self - Pine Ridge Resident |
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John Hussman as Self - Pine Ridge Tribal Police |
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Dick Wilson as Self - Pine Ridge Tribal President |
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Lessanes Killer as Self - Pine Ridge Resident |
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Evelyn Deon as Self - Pine Ridge Resident |
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Ka-Mook Nichols as Self - Pine Ridge Resident |
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Geraldine Janis as Self - Pine Ridge Resident |
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Calvin Jumping Bull as Self - Pine Ridge Resident |
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Margo Thunderbird as Self - American Indian Movement |
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Dennis Banks as Self - American Indian Movement |
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Angie Loud Hawk as Self - Pine Ridge Resident |
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Lynn Crooks as Self - Assistant Prosecuting Attorney |
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Frank Star Come Out as Self - Pine Ridge Resident (archive footage) |
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Don Edwards as Self - Congressman (D-CA) |
| Directing | Suzie Baer | Director |
| Production | Suzie Baer | Producer |
| Production | Ramin Niami | Co-Producer |
| Production | James Schamus | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ingrid Washinawatok | Associate Producer |
| Production | Owen Ranta | Associate Producer |
| Writing | Owen Ranta | Writer |
| Writing | John Mullen | Writer |
| Camera | Evan Estern | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Mark Skilton | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Marc Greenfield | Additional Photography |
| Camera | Alan Deutsch | Additional Photography |
| Editing | John Mullen | Editor |
| Sound | Amanda Vogel | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Robert Kitson | Sound Recordist |
| Production | Robert Kitson | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Todd Korgan | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Amanda Vogel | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Pamela Yates | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ronald Gray | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Lanny Meyers | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | William Perkins | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Carlos Montaner | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Amanda Vogel | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | W. Wilder Knight II | Legal Services |
| Crew | Ed Asner | Thanks |
| Crew | Peter Coyote | Thanks |
| Crew | Bob Robideau | Thanks |
| Crew | Daryl Hannah | Thanks |
| Crew | Peter Matthiessen | Thanks |
| Crew | Robert McCullough | Thanks |
| Crew | Marquetta Peltier | Thanks |
| Crew | Margo Thunderbird | Thanks |
| Crew | John Trudell | Thanks |
| Crew | Kurt Vonnegut | Thanks |
| Crew | Jack Lemmon | Thanks |
| Crew | Barbara Kramer | Thanks |
| Crew | John Kemmerer | Thanks |
| Crew | Gregory Hines | Thanks |
| Camera | Kathleen Nichols | Assistant Camera |