Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee
She dreamed of justice and fought for it in a place called Wounded Knee.
1994 | 100m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Frank Pierson |
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| Writer: | Mary Crow Dog |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 1994 |
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| Director: | Frank Pierson |
| Writer: | Mary Crow Dog |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | mine, protest, sioux, native american, massacre, injustice, lakota, wounded knee |
| Production Companies | TBS, Von Zerneck Sertner Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: Apr 29, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Irene Bedard | Mary Crow Dog |
| Charles Abourezk | Attorney |
| Tantoo Cardinal | Mary's Mother |
| Michael Horse | Dennis Banks |
| Lawrence Bayne | Russel Means |
| Michael Spears | Stat Man |
| Dean Norris | Red Arrow |
| Floyd "Red Crow" Westerman | Mary's Grandfather |
| Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle | Old Man at HQ |
| August Schellenberg | Dick Wilson |
| Edgar Bear Runner | Reasonable Man |
| Casey Camp-Horinek | Aunt Elsie Flood |
| James Hatzell | Marshall |
| Nancy Parsons | Sister Mary Margaret |
| Joseph Runningfox | Leonard Crow Dog |
| Peter Weller | Uncredited |
| Eliza Morrison | Lizzie Fast Horse |
| Dawn Lavand Drabot | Young Mary |
| Dawn Little Sky | Grandma Moore |
| Nathan Bison | Joe Little Horse |
| Virginia Mercado | Young Barbara |
| Wi-Waste-Win Conroy | Little Girl |
| John Harnagel | Father Hochbauer |
| Angel McFarland | Barbara |
| Melanie Two Eagle | Charlene |
| Amy Moore Davis | Nadine |
| Jessica White-Plume | Receptionist |
| Chief Dave Beautiful Bald Eagle | Old Man at Headquarters |
| Julia Recountre | Old Woman at Headquarters |
| Mekashi Horinek | Young Man at Headquarters(as Mekasi Horinek) |
| Richard Swallow | Webster |
| Vic Camp | Webster's Friend |
| Mark J. Nelson | Codelle |
| Van Burnette | Driver Goon |
| Bob Faubert | Merle |
| Van Horse | Shotgun |
| Don Strong | Store Manager |
| Reno Lodge | Thief in Jail |
| Pato Hoffmann | Spencer |
| Mike Kenny | Jailer |
| Monty Bass | Raymond Yellow Thunder |
| Mark Barney | Hare Brother 1 |
| Kevin Gusmano | Hare Brother 2 |
| Norman Roach | Clyde Bellecourt |
| Carter Camp | A.I.M. Warrior |
| Tim Sampson | Pedro Bissonette |
| Lawrence Bayne | Russell Means |
| Gary Bullock | FBI Agent Ralney |
| Jake Walker | Sheriff in Gordon |
| Randall K. Brown | Archeology Student |
| Merritt Olsen | Archeology Professor (as Merritt Olson) |
| James Abourezk | District Attorney (as Senator James Abourezk) |
| Doreen Gardner | Sarah Bad Heart Bull |
| Richard Ray Whitman | Carter Camp (as Richard Whitman) |
| J. Miller Tobin | Sheriff in Custer |
| Choach Means | Ellen Moves Camp |
| Tamara Taylor | Reporter #1 |
| Brian A. O'Meara | Reporter #2 (as Brian O'Meara) |
| Archie Little | Fools Crow |
| Lois Red Elk | Gladys Bissonette |
| Dora Hernandez | Woman at Calico (Elder) |
| Owen LeBeau | Buddy Lamont (as Owen Le Beau) |
| Scott Means | John Standing |
| Forrest O'Brien | Old Priest |
| Duane Chalmers | A.I.M. Warrior |
| Ari Sloane | Post Reporter |
| Grete Bodogaard Heikes | Der Stern Reporter |
| Robert Del Sesto | Dr. Pat |
| Michael Kneip | Federal Agent Richards |
| David Raushenberger | Federal Agent Perrini |
| Richard Dream Walker | Rocky Madrid |
| Irene Handren-Seals | Morningstar Clearwater |
| Steven P. Saeta | Federal Marshall (as Steve Saeta) |
| Jonathan Gill | Wovoka |
| Kathy Burnette | Annie Mae (as Kathy Burnett) |
| Bruce Ellison | Ken Tilsen |
| Claudette Sabor | Mrs. Lamont |
| Mary Olguin | Traditional Singer (as Mary Olquin) |
| Ron Beebe | Lawyer (uncredited) |
| Myra 'Dakota' Bown | Hippie (uncredited) |
| Carol Frazier | Press (uncredited) |
| Benny Gibson | Cavalry Soldier (uncredited) |
| George Marshall Ruge | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frank Pierson | Director |
| Richard Horowitz | Original Music Composer |
| Ka-Mook Nichols | Extras Casting Coordinator |
| Mary Crow Dog | Novel |
| Christopher Tufty | Director of Photography |
| Katina Zinner | Editor |
| Toyomichi Kurita | Director of Photography |
| Gene Hartline | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Fred Berner | Producer |
| Steven P. Saeta | Co-Producer |
| Lois Bonfiglio | Executive Producer |
| Frank von Zerneck | Executive Producer |
| Robert M. Sertner | Executive Producer |
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