Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee

Frank Pierson
1994-10-16

She dreamed of justice and fought for it in a place called Wounded Knee.
5
100 min

Mary Crow Dog, daughter of a desperately poor Indian family in South Dakota, is swept up in the protests of the 1960s and becomes sensitized to the injustices that society inflicts on her people. She aids the Lakota in their struggle for their rights: a struggle that culminates in an armed standoff with US government forces at the site of an 1890 massacre.

Cast

Name Character Team
Irene Bedard Mary Crow Dog Unowned
Charles Abourezk Attorney Unowned
Tantoo Cardinal Mary's Mother Unowned
Michael Horse Dennis Banks Unowned
Lawrence Bayne Russel Means Unowned
Michael Spears Stat Man Unowned
Dean Norris Red Arrow Unowned
Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman Mary's Grandfather Unowned
Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle Old Man at HQ Unowned
August Schellenberg Dick Wilson Unowned
Edgar Bear Runner Reasonable Man Unowned
Casey Camp-Horinek Aunt Elsie Flood Unowned
James Hatzell Marshall Unowned
Nancy Parsons Sister Mary Margaret Unowned
Joseph Runningfox Leonard Crow Dog Unowned
Peter Weller Uncredited Unowned
Eliza Morrison Lizzie Fast Horse Unowned
Dawn Lavand Drabot Young Mary Unowned
Dawn Little Sky Grandma Moore Unowned
Nathan Bison Joe Little Horse Unowned
Virginia Mercado Young Barbara Unowned
Wi-Waste-Win Conroy Little Girl Unowned
John Harnagel Father Hochbauer Unowned
Angel McFarland Barbara Unowned
Melanie Two Eagle Charlene Unowned
Amy Moore Davis Nadine Unowned
Jessica White-Plume Receptionist Unowned
Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle Old Man at Headquarters Unowned
Julia Recountre Old Woman at Headquarters Unowned
Mekashi Horinek Young Man at Headquarters(as Mekasi Horinek) Unowned
Richard Swallow Webster Unowned
Vic Camp Webster's Friend Unowned
Mark J. Nelson Codelle Unowned
Van Burnette Driver Goon Unowned
Bob Faubert Merle Unowned
Van Horse Shotgun Unowned
Don Strong Store Manager Unowned
Reno Lodge Thief in Jail Unowned
Pato Hoffmann Spencer Unowned
Mike Kenny Jailer Unowned
Monty Bass Raymond Yellow Thunder Unowned
Mark Barney Hare Brother 1 Unowned
Kevin Gusmano Hare Brother 2 Unowned
Norman Roach Clyde Bellecourt Unowned
Carter Camp A.I.M. Warrior Unowned
Tim Sampson Pedro Bissonette Unowned
Lawrence Bayne Russell Means Unowned
Gary Bullock FBI Agent Ralney Unowned
Jake Walker Sheriff in Gordon Unowned
Randall K. Brown Archeology Student Unowned
Merritt Olsen Archeology Professor (as Merritt Olson) Unowned
James Abourezk District Attorney (as Senator James Abourezk) Unowned
Doreen Gardner Sarah Bad Heart Bull Unowned
Richard Ray Whitman Carter Camp (as Richard Whitman) Unowned
J. Miller Tobin Sheriff in Custer Unowned
Choach Means Ellen Moves Camp Unowned
Tamara Taylor Reporter #1 Unowned
Brian A. O'Meara Reporter #2 (as Brian O'Meara) Unowned
Archie Little Fools Crow Unowned
Lois Red Elk Gladys Bissonette Unowned
Dora Hernandez Woman at Calico (Elder) Unowned
Owen LeBeau Buddy Lamont (as Owen Le Beau) Unowned
Scott Means John Standing Unowned
Forrest O'Brien Old Priest Unowned
Duane Chalmers A.I.M. Warrior Unowned
Ari Sloane Post Reporter Unowned
Grete Bodogaard Heikes Der Stern Reporter Unowned
Robert Del Sesto Dr. Pat Unowned
Michael Kneip Federal Agent Richards Unowned
David Raushenberger Federal Agent Perrini Unowned
Richard Dream Walker Rocky Madrid Unowned
Irene Handren-Seals Morningstar Clearwater Unowned
Steven P. Saeta Federal Marshall (as Steve Saeta) Unowned
Jonathan Gill Wovoka Unowned
Kathy Burnette Annie Mae (as Kathy Burnett) Unowned
Bruce Ellison Ken Tilsen Unowned
Claudette Sabor Mrs. Lamont Unowned
Mary Olguin Traditional Singer (as Mary Olquin) Unowned
Ron Beebe Lawyer (uncredited) Unowned
Myra 'Dakota' Bown Hippie (uncredited) Unowned
Carol Frazier Press (uncredited) Unowned
Benny Gibson Cavalry Soldier (uncredited) Unowned
George Marshall Ruge (uncredited) Unowned