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Director:

Roger Young

Writers (WGA):

Lionel Chetwynd (written by)
Jess Walter (book)

Contact:

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Release Date:

19 May 1996 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Plot:

TV dramatization of the 1992 siege. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more

User Comments:

moving, eye-opening, and faithful to the book more (22 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Laura Dern ... Vicki Weaver

Randy Quaid ... Randy Weaver

Kirsten Dunst ... Sara Weaver
Bradley Pierce ... Sammy Weaver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
G.W. Bailey ... Ralph Coulter
Joe Don Baker ... Gerry Spence

Troy Bishop ... Justin Coulter
Tom J. Blair ... Aryan Speaker

Dirk Blocker ... Udercover agent
Steve Buckley ... William Degan

Darren E. Burrows ... Kevin Harris

John Cragen ... FBI agent
Chris Currie ... Harry Adams

LaDon Drummond ... FBI undercover agent

Kathy Garver ... Real Estate Lady
Michael Girardin ... Sandy
J. Orlin Grabbe

Gary Graham

Tracy Griffith ... Gwen Coulter

Bob Gunton ... Bo Gritz

Robert Harper ... Earl Martens

Charlie Holliday ... Matthew Duncan

John Dennis Johnston ... Tony Vickers

Diane Ladd ... Irma Coulter
Louis Landman ... U.S. Marshal Paul White

Hal Landon Jr. ... George Millins

Bruce Locke ... Yamasaki

David A. Lockhart ... U.S. Marshal Jones
Anni Long ... Eve Marks
Aaron Lucich ... Stan Kennedy
Preston Maybank ... Don Crawford
Jonathan Mumm ... Jury Foreman
Donal O'Sullivan ... Sheriff's Deputy
Nicholas Pryor ... Bert Yeager

Peter Quartaroli ... Skinhead
August Schellenberg

Joel Swetow ... Roy Marks
Christopher Townsend ... Boy at party
James Townsend ... Barber
Jennifer Townsend ... Girl at party
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Every Knee Shall Bow: The Siege at Ruby Ridge (USA) (working title)
Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy
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Runtime:

192 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Chico, California, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

While filming a scene of running through a door, the rifle Laura Dern was carrying hit her in the face. She subsequently had to wear a neckbrace. more


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12 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
moving, eye-opening, and faithful to the book, 6 August 2002
8/10
Author: donnor from San Diego, California

A faithful adaptation of the excellent book, "Every Knee Shall Bow", which documented the tragedy of the Ruby Ridge incident. The first half of the movie introduces the Weaver family and friends and sets the scene for the dramatic, heartbreaking confrontation in the second half. Halfway through, one is made to feel glad the Weavers are not your neighbor. But by the end one is overwhelmed by the murderous injustice the Weavers suffer at the hands of the Federal Government. Excellent acting helps portray the Weavers as real human beings with faults and virtues instead of as devil or martyr cardboard cutouts.

The Ruby Ridge incident went largely unnoticed by the American Public until the exact same team of FBI agents were involved in the burndown of Waco a mere eight months later. This film does an excellent job of introducing the complex situation at Ruby Ridge to anyone who is still unaware of what happened there.

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