Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst

Name: Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
Genre: Biography, History, Crime, War, Documentary
Released: November 26, 2004
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Michael Bortin, Russ Little

2004

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: November 26, 2004 | Unrated

Starring: Michael Bortin, Russ Little

Summary: An unprecedented account of the Symbionese Liberation Army, arguably the most notorious and flamboyant domestic terrorist group in American history. (Magnolia Pictures)

Director: Robert Stone

Genre(s): Biography, History, Crime, War, Documentary

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 89 min

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Owen Gleiberman

A gripping documentary that uses voluminous period evidence — unedited news footage, tape recordings of SLA leader Cinque's rants — to brilliantly reconstruct the entire freak event. Read full review

J. Hoberman

Drawing on interviews with SLA co-founder Russ Little and amazing TV news footage, Robert Stone illuminates this fantastic narrative as vividly as it has ever been. Read full review

Tim Merrill

The story goes on and on, endlessly fascinating to the last - the sensational trial, the convictions, the revelations, the recriminations. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

An insightful time capsule. Read full review

Scott Foundas

A remarkably clear-eyed look back at a moment in which real revolution seemed possible - even probable - in America's streets. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Provocative documentary. Read full review

Philip Kennicott

Stone's film is a case study in cultural analysis that aims at too much and achieves too little. Read full review

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JamesH

Sep 13, 2009

Very well documented and very insightful documentary, skillfully pieced together. Excellent use of footage from the time, good narration. I was always interested in the content.

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