When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

An American Tragedy.

TV-142006•1h 0m•7.5/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(54)

Spike Lee's award-winning documentary follows the events that preceded and followed Hurricane Katrina's catastrophic passage through New Orleans in 2005.

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Production

Spike Lee Film, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

August 21, 2006

Last Aired

August 22, 2006

Networks

HBO

Created By

Spike Lee

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Act I

E1

Act I

Air date: 2006-08-21

Act II

E2

Act II

Air date: 2006-08-21

Act III

E3

Act III

Air date: 2006-08-22

Act IV

E4

Act IV

Air date: 2006-08-22

Cast

Ray Nagin

Self

Garland Robinette

Self

Kathleen Blanco

Self

Darleen Asevedo

Self

Jay Asevedo

Self

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Self

Mike Myers

Mike Myers

Self

Dick Cheney

Dick Cheney

Self

Terence Blanchard

Terence Blanchard

Self

Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

Self

Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton

Self

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Self

Ye

Self

Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper

Self

Gina Montana

Self

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice

Self

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush

Self (archive footage)

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