The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)
Plot.
A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white separatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall. The incident caused major public outcry against the FBI and U.S. Marshals.
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Cast & Crew.
Roger Young
Director
Jess Walter
Book
Laura Dern
Vicki Weaver
Randy Quaid
Randy Weaver
Kirsten Dunst
Sara Weaver
Darren E. Burrows
Kevin Harris
G.W. Bailey
Ralph Coulter
Bradley Pierce
Sammy Weaver
Gary Graham
Brian Jackson
August Schellenberg
Indian
Diane Ladd
Irma Coulter
Tracy Griffith
Gwen Coulter
Lionel Chetwynd
Writer
Robert F. Phillips
Producer
Patrick Williams
Composer
Donald M. Morgan
Cinematographer
Dennis C. Vejar
Editor
Benjamin A. Weissman
Editor
Jason La Padura
CastingDirector
Cary White
ProductionDesigner
Details.
This TV Show Is About.
Miniseries
Wiki.
The Siege at Ruby Ridge is a 1996 drama television film directed by Roger Young and written by Lionel Chetwynd about the confrontation between the family of Randy Weaver and the US federal government at Ruby Ridge in 1992. It was based on the book Every Knee Shall Bow by reporter Jess Walter. It originally aired as a two-part CBS miniseries titled Ruby Ridge: An American Tragedy on May 19 and May 21, 1996. The miniseries was edited together to become the film The Siege at Ruby Ridge.