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LA 92

LA 92

The past is prologue

2017•1h 54m•7.8/10
HistoryDocumentary

Ratings

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7.8/10(137)

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.

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Production

National Geographic, National Geographic Documentary Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Rodney King

Rodney King

Self (archive footage)

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Ted Koppel

Ted Koppel

Self (archive footage)

Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Self (archive footage)

Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters

Self (archive footage)

Tom Bradley

Tom Bradley

Self (archive footage)

Danny Bakewell Sr.

Danny Bakewell Sr.

Self (archive footage)

Soon Ja Du

Self (archive footage)

Daryl Gates

Daryl Gates

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

John Drummond Barnett

Self (archival footage)

Henry Alfaro

Self - KABC Reporter (archive footage)

Danny Bakewell Sr.

Danny Bakewell Sr.

Self - Civl Rights Activist (archive footage)

Bart Bartholomew

Self (archive footage)

Michael Bostic

Self - LAPD Commander (archive footage)

Theodore Briseno

Self - Defendant (archive footage)

Edward Chang

Self - Black-Korean Alliance (archive footage)

Reginald Denny

Reginald Denny

Self (archive footage)

John Ferraro

Self - Council President District 4 (archive footage)

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