The Weather Underground (2002)
Overview
The remarkable story of The Weather Underground, radical activists of the 1970s, and of radical politics at its best and most disastrous.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.505 |
Directed By
Sam Green
Bill Siegel
TOP CAST
Lili Taylor
Narrator (voice)
Bernardine Dohrn
Self
Mark Rudd
Self
Brian Flanagan
Self
David Gilbert
Self
Bill Ayers
Self
Kathleen Cleaver
Self
Laura Whitehorn
Self
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