A Good Day to Die (2010)
Overview
Interviews and archival footage profile the life of Dennis Banks, American Indian Movement leader who looks back at his early life and the rise of the Movement.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.11 |
Directed By
David Mueller
Lynn Salt
Crew
David Mueller
Lynn Salt
David Mueller
Lynn Salt
Anthony Roberts
James Kinter
Lynn Salt
Lynn Salt
Tashina Banks
Michel Tyabji
Marshall McKay
Robert McFalls
Bob Hicks
Takeo Koshikawa
David Mueller
Mia Durham
Michel Tyabji
Leland Kinter
Matthew Martinez
Rosa Costanza Tyabji
TOP CAST
Dennis Banks
Himself - Co-Founder, American Indian Movement; Ojibwa
Brenda Child
Herself - Professor, American Indian Studies, University of Minnesota; Ojibwa
Bob Hicks
Himself - Filmmaker; Creek - Seminole
Sydney Byrd
Himself - Dakota
George Mitchell
Himself - Co-Founder, AIM; Ojibwa
Frances Fairbanks
Herself - Director, American Indian Center, Minneapolis; Ojibwa
Jay WhiteCrow
Himself - AIM Member; Seneca
Lyle Rustad
Himself - Co-Founder, Diversity Foundation
Clyde Bellecourt
Himself - Co-Founder, AIM; Ojibwa
Lehman Brightman
Himself - Founder, United Native Americans; Lakota - Creek
Wilmer Mesteth
Himself - Traditional Leader and Educator; Lakota
Charlie Hill
Himself - Comedian; Oneida
Wes Studi
Himself - Actor; Cherokee
Ken Tilsen
Himself - Defense Attorney, Wounded Knee Trial
Cy Griffin
Himself - Videographer
LaDonna Harris
Herself - Former wife of US Senator Fred Harris; Comanche
Della Warrior
Herself - C.O.O., Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation; Otoe - Missouria
Eda Gordon
Herself - Defense Investigator, Wounded Knee Trial
Joann WhiteCrow
Herself - AIM Member; Cherokee
Marshall McKay
Himself - Tribal Chairman, Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation
George Tennyson
Himself - US Marshal, South Dakota
Cora Jones
Herself - Former employee, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Dakota
Marshall Young
Himself - Judge, Custer Trial, Custer, SD
Tashina Banks
Herself - Dennis Banks' daughter; Lakota - Ojibwa
Dorothy Sun Bear
Herself - Wounded Knee Museum; Lakota
Roselyn Jumping Bull
Herself - Great granddaughter of Sitting Bull; Lakota
Rick Thomas
Himself - Vietnam Veteran; Dakota
Larry Anderson
Himself - Vietnam Veteran, Tribal Councilman; Navajo
Leonard Wabasha
Himself - 7th Generation Hereditary Chief; Dakota
Leonard Foster
Himself - AIM Member; Navajo
De Glassgow
Himself - Sheriff, Custer County, SD
Jerry Brown
Himself - Attorney General, California / Former California Governor
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